HC Deb 27 October 1965 vol 718 c69W
62. Mr. Tilney

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will hold discussions with the Ford Motor Company in order to keep up employment on Merseyside, which is a development area where little alternative work is available, rather than at Dagenham.

Mr. Thornton

I understand that since early October there has been no short-time working at any of the Ford Motor Company's plants. The firm announced recently its confidence that the demand for its products would enable full-time working to continue in the foreseeable future.