§ Q15. Mr. Thorneasked the Prime Minister if he will arrange for an interdepartmental committee from the Departments of Employment, Industry, Trade and Defence to consider ways in which reductions in the production of armaments may be phased in with civil production without loss of employment opportunities.
§ Q16. Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Prime Minister if he will arrange for an interdepartmental committee from the Departments of Defence, Industry and Employment to consider ways in which reductions in the production of armaments may be phased in with civil production without loss of employment opportunities.
§ Q17. Mrs. Wiseasked the Prime Minister if he will arrange for an interdepartmental committee of the Departments of Employment, Industry, Trade, and Defence to examine the armaments industry and to consider ways of ensuring a smooth transfer from the production of armaments to civil production.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer my hon. Friends to the reply which I gave on 11th June to my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Cook).—[Vol. 874, c.516.]