§ Mr. Juddasked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on the implications for the level of civilian employment in his Department in the Portsmouth area of the transfer of work from naval shore establishments there to Wroughton, near Swindon.
§ Mr. KirkFollowing the assumption by the Royal Navy of responsibility for the repair of helicopters of all three Services, certain changes in organisation and reallocation of tasks have been necessary within the Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation.
The current storage task of the Royal Naval Aircraft Yard, Fleetlands is being transferred to the Royal Naval Aircraft Yard, Wroughton. This reallocation of work is not expected to affect the level of civilian employment in the Portsmouth area as the resulting reduction should be offset by a compensating increase in other work at Fleetlands.