§ 77. Mr. McLarenasked the Minister of Labour what requests he has received from representatives of aircraft workers at Bristol Siddeley Engines, Patchway, for a personal interview to discuss methods of dealing with redundancy; and why he has refused to see them.
§ Mr. GunterA committee of workers from this factory has on a number of occasions sought a meeting with myself and other Ministers to discuss the voluntary redundancy scheme at Bristol. While I am always glad to have the views of individual workers my view is that these are best conveyed through the normal union machinery.
§ 78. Mr. McLarenasked the Minister of Labour what request the Government received from workers at Bristol Siddeley Engines, Patchway, that a spokesman 189W should attend at the works for a discussion of the employment prospects of the 15,200 aircraft workers still employed there; and why he refused this request.
§ Mr. GunterI do not consider that a discussion of the sort asked for would serve a useful purpose. The future size of the labour force at Patchway cannot at present be estimated.