§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Defence if, pursuant to his answer of 24 February, Official Report, column 132, he will make a statement on the position regarding privatisation of the royal ordnance factories.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave yesterday, at column376, to my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble (Mr. Atkins).
§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has received any recent representations regarding the privatisation of the royal ordnance factories.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the answers I have given him today.
§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has met trade union representatives to discuss the privatisation of the royal ordnance factories.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonFurther to a number of meetings over the last few years between Ministers and the trades unions, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence had a meeting yesterday with trade unions representatives to discuss the latest developments and to hear their views.