§ 87. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the nature of the representations made to him by employees' organisations concerning the proposal to abolish the assisted travel scheme in Rosyth Dockyard; what was the nature of his reply; and whether he will receive a deputation in the matter.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe Dunfermline Trades Council have represented to my right hon. Friend that changes in the assisted travel scheme could affect the pay of workers at Rosyth Dockyard and, as a result, the efficiency of the dockyard itself. He has not replied, since it is not as yet possible to say what the effect will be at Rosyth of the Government's decision to review the need for assisted travel schemes at establishments where manning difficulties may now have lessened or disappeared. In the circumstances, he does not feel that it would serve any useful purpose to receive a deputation.