§ Mr. Easthamasked the Secretary of State for Defence if, in order to reduce the need for redundancies at Royal Ordnance Factory, Birtley, he will make it his policy to seek to transfer royal ordnance factory work placed by his Department to that factory from other royal ordnance factories currently working overtime.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe organisation of work within the Royal Ordnance plc group is entirely a matter for the company.
§ Mr. Easthamasked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is prepared to take to offset further job losses at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Birtley.
§ Mr. Norman LamontI have nothing to add to the statements which I made in replying to the debate on the Army on 30 January 1986, at columns 1180–81.