§ MR. JOHN BURNS (Battersea)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty the total number of workmen discharged from Portsmouth, Chatham, Devonport, Sheerness, and Pembroke Dockyards since June, 1903, for causes other than misconduct.
(Answered by Mr. Pretyman.) The total number of men discharged from the dockyards since June, 1903, for causes other than misconduct, are as follows:—
| Portsmouth | 1,842 |
| Chatham | 1,967 |
| Devonport | 2,492 |
| Sheerness | 679 |
| Pembroke | 252 |
§ These figures include men discharged at their own request and on superannuation, but not those entered for casual employment.