§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on the case of the nine electrical fitters on the staff of Portsmouth Dockyard who have been on £16 18s. a week pay for 23 weeks without any work being available for them within the dockyard.
§ Dr. David OwenThese men are precluded, because of trade union objections, from doing the work on which they have proved themselves competent over the last five years. This is only one of the many problems which it is hoped to resolve in the productivity negotiations to be resumed shortly.