HC Deb 01 August 1972 vol 842 cc60-1W
33. Mr. Rost

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give special assistance to persons made redundant in consequence of picketing by dockers of road haulage, inland container and storage firms to enable them to find alternative employment.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

The full facilities of my Department, including use of "job teams" and retraining opportunities, are made available to redundant work-people, as appropriate, irrespective of the reason for the redundancy. But my Department has no knowledge of any redundancies arising from such picketing.

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