§ Mr. Mahonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many years of production have been lost since the commencement of construction on the Inland Revenue office in Bootle; on what date the construction started and when same building will be ready for occupation; and if he will make a statement on the industrial relations on this site existing today.
§ Mr. ArmstrongI have been asked to reply.
Construction on the Inland Revenue office in Bootle began on 30th December 1968 and the building is now scheduled to be ready for occupation by the end of 1977. To date, a total of 104 weeks' work has been lost, including a complete stoppage from December 1972 to August 1974, resulting from an unofficial industrial dispute.
Regarding present industrial relations on the site, I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment on Friday 11th July 1975.—[Vol. 895, c. 277.]