Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 18 Rhagfyr 1973.
Mr Charles Loughlin
, Gloucestershire West
12:00,
18 Rhagfyr 1973
I take this opportunity to ask the Secretary of State to deal with a question posed to me by a firm in my Constituency. Meredith's is a small firm which has agreed with the union so to reduce the temperature in the factory as to ensure that no extra oil will be used in running its private generator for five days a week instead of three.
I understand the objection to working a five-day week when it is necessary to use additional oil for the generator, but, where no additional oil is involved, will the Government make provision for small firms to work a five-day week, lest they have to go out of business?
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