§ 35. Mr. William Hamiltonasked theSecretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future deployment of the labour force in the Royal dockyards, with specific reference to Rosyth.
§ Mr. JuddThe Prime Minister has made clear that there is no question of closing any of the Royal dockyards. The precise future deployment of the labour force is of course related to the outcome of the Defence Review, but should there be capacity surplus to naval requirements this will be put to other productive use.