§ Mr. Harold Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the liquidation of Kirkdale Haulage, Kirkby, a subsidiary of Consolidated Tin Smelters Limited, and on the action his Department is taking to prevent redundancies of the employees.
§ Sir G. HoweKirkdale Lewis Haulage Limited went into creditors' voluntary liquidation on 6th November 1973. The creditors appointed Mr. M. J. London, of 19 Eastcheap, London E.C.3, as liquidator of the company, and the conduct of the liquidation and the realisation and distribution6W of the assets are in his hands. I understand from him that he is at present continuing the company's business and has on hand negotiations for a sale as a going concern.