“I will give a commitment to doing everything possible to preserving Mortons Rolls and the jobs that depend on it.'
Nicola Sturgeon said the Scottish Government will do all it can to ensure the Mortons bakery in Drumchapel continues to trade.The Drumchapel-based bakery, which employs about 250 people, told staff last Friday that they were being 'laid off with immediate effect'.
The company, best known for the famous crispy rolls, has said that no final decision has been taken on redundancies, but it admitted that 'all jobs are at risk'. Paul Sweeney, Glasgow Labour MSP, asked the First Minister in Holyrood today to intervene and ensure jobs were saved at the bakery. He said: “Investors have come forward”. But he added it needs government to come forward to assist and he asked the First Minister: “Is she willing to commit get to doing everything to save Mortons .”
Sturgeon said: “I will give a commitment to doing everything possible to preserving Mortons Rolls and the jobs that depend on it.“We will do everything we possibly can to see if there is a rescue package to allow it to continue trading.”
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