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Civilian Employment

Volume 950: debated on Thursday 18 May 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what long-term plans he has for the conversion of many of its factories and depots, in order to reduce spending on armaments and to preserve productive employment;(2) whether his Department is prepared to allocate a significant fund towards the development of alternative employment proposals in the defence equipment industry;(3) whether his Department is considering setting up an office of arms conversion.

We need to sustain our current industrial and support capabilities to meets the needs of our defence programme.