§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of information in his possession of the numbers of factories that have been put on short time, closed, or threatened with part-time working or closure since the Rolls-Royce liquidation; how many workers have been declared redundant or placed on short time; and whether he will give details of the factories concerned, with their location, including both those within the Rolls-Royce Group and those with contracting associations.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithMy Department has had reports of short-time working affecting about 12,000 employees at 25 factories which supply components to Rolls-Royce. I have also been informed that nearly 5,000 employees at such firms have been declared redundant or are under notice. A number of these may be on short time at present.
Information about the position at individual factories is normally provided for official use only and I should not feel justified in publishing details of the firms concerned.