§ 67. Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State far Defence if he will make a statement on the pay and conditions of industrial civil servants working in Her Majesty's dockyards.
§ Mr. HayhoeIndustrial civil servants working in the Royal dockyards form part of the so-called "JCC-group" of the industrial Civil Service. I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Luton, East (Mr. Bright) by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Civil Service Department about the current position for this group.
§ 68. Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the recent industrial action by industrial civil servants in the dockyards.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe major cause of recent action by industrial civil servants in the Royal dockyards has been the dispute over the pay settlement due to the whole industrial Civil Service from 1 July. This has now been resolved and I refer the hon. Member to the reply given earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Luton, East (Mr. Bright) by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Civil Service Department for details.