Supplies and Services (Scotland)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 23 January 1979.

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Photo of Mr Bruce Millan Mr Bruce Millan , Glasgow Craigton 12:00, 23 January 1979

I gather that there are a number of drivers who would like to accept. It is a generous offer. It is well beyond the Government's guidelines. I know that there are some areas where local arrangements made between the NFU and the local union have worked well right from the start of the strike and where local difficulties have been settled at local level. Through my emergency arrangements we have maintained contact not just at regional level but at local level, and most of our contacts and the solution of most of the problems are taking place at local rather than at regional level.