§ Sir E. Brownasked the Minister of Technology how many meetings he has held with the representatives of the Federation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions since his Department took over responsibility from the Board of Trade for the electrical and mechanical engineering industries.
§ Mr. CousinsBoth trade union and employers' organisation representatives have from the outset been closely associated with the development of work of my Department. I have had an informal exchange of views with representatives of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions about the broad topic
Atomic Energy Authority Establishments mainly concerned 1965–66 £'000 Qualified Staff and Engineers (Man/Years) Desalination … Culcheth … … … Harwell … … … Risley … … … 198 13 Winfrith … … … Hydrostatic Extrusion … Springfield … … … 13 1 Medical centrifuges … Capenhurst … … … 14 3 Scientific payload for E.S.R.O. satellite(design study). Aldermaston … … … 37 7 Culham … … … Single purpose transducers … Risley … … … 7 1 Other Work … Various … … … 27 3 Total … … 296 28 In this initial year of work on non-atomic projects, the total cost was £0.3 million. Together with new projects in view but not yet approved, the total cost in 1966–67 is expected to rise to about £1 million. In addition, non-atomic work on repayment at Aldermaston, mainly in the defence field, is expected to amount to about £0.5 million in the current year.