§ 131. Mr. Currieasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what decisions have been taken regarding the future level of employment at the Royal Electrical 142W and Mechanical Engineers workshops at The Kinnegar, Holywood, County Down:and whether he will make a statement;
(2) what decisions have been taken regarding the future level of employment at the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers depot at Long Kesh, County Down, and the provision of new buildings at the depot; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Boyden:It has been decided to regroup the Command Ordnance Depot and R.E.M.E. Workshop at Kinnegar with the R.A.O.C. and R.E.M.E. installations at Long Kesh. Subject to detailed planning, work on the composite installation is expected to start in late 1970 and the units from Kinnegar will move progressively thereafter. Some small reduction in the number of civilians required is expected as a result of the reorganisation but the aim is to deal with this by normal wastage rather than by redundancy.