§ Dame Joan Vickersasked the Minister of State for Defence what agreement has been reached in regard to the increased bonus money due to 10,500 workers in Devonport Dockyard, and whether all payments will have been made before Christmas, 1971.
§ Mr. KirkThe level of take home pay in Devonport Dockyard was increased under an agreement signed last February which set bonus money at a level of 3.80 per week. This agreement provides for regular reviews but on the evidence so far available no further increase can be justified.
§ Dame Joan Vickersasked the Minister of State for Defence what estimate he has made of forthcoming redundancies of men and women in Devonport Dock 318W yard in 1972, and into which categories they will fall.
§ Mr. KirkI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave the hon. Member for Portsmouth, West (Mr. Judd) yesterday.—[Vol. 828, c.258.]