§ 62. Mr. A. Royleasked the Minister of Labour (1) if he is aware that employees of the Hangar Limb Company Limited responsible for fitting new limbs to disabled patients in Roehampton Hospital are working to rule; and what action he intends to take;
(2) if he is aware that fitters at Hangar Limb Company Limited are members of the Association of Supervisory Staffs, Executives and Technicians, that the working to rule by these men is official union action caused by the pay standstill which has stopped payment of an agreed award, and that their action is causing distress to hundreds of severely disabled people who are delayed from obtaining artificial limbs; and if he will now take steps to resolve the distress.
§ Mr. GunterI deeply regret the action being taken by members of the Association of Supervisory Staffs, Executives and Technicians, which is causing real distress and delay to seriously disabled persons. My officers have been in touch with the company and the union. I very much hope the union will immediately reconsider their position.