HC Deb 13 April 1921 vol 140 cc1086-8
25. Mr. R. YOUNG

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the numbers employed in the dockyards of the various trades and grades of skilled and semi-skilled labour during the month of April in the years 1909, 1913, 1917, and 1921?

Mr. AMERY

I am afraid it would not be possible to provide these particulars for the month of April in each year specified by the hon. Member, on account of the great expenditure of time and labour that would be involved in extracting them. I am, therefore, giving the figures in each case for the nearest month for which they are available, that is, March, 1909, July, 1913, July, 1917, and October, 1920, the latter being the most recent available. As the particulars comprise 30 rather lengthy columns of figures, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate them in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

The following are the particulars:

Numbers of the Classes of Workpeople named employed, at the dates shewn, in the Shipbuilding and Engineering Departments of the several Home Dockyards:—
March, 1909. July, 1913. July, 1917. October, 1920.
Trade or Description. Portsmouth. Devonport. Chatham. Sheerness. P.D. Haul TOTAL. Portsmouth. Devonport. Chatham. Sheerness. P.D. Haul TOTAL. Portsmouth. Devonport. Chatham. Sheerness. P.D. Haul Rosyth. TOTAL. Portsmouth. Devonport. Chatham. Sheerness. P.D. Haul Rosyth. TOTAL.
* * * * * * *
Yard Craft Employés 159 125 109 75 15 16 499 281 213 70 308 16 38 926 220 179 175 235 18 30 89 946 225 207 284 315 38 149 290 1508
Shipwrights 2205 1752 1225 281 575 105 6143 2407 2475 1500 370 686 130 7568 2231 2476 1227 290 809 163 739 7935 2040 1955 1071 273 592 130 512 6573
Ship Fitters 209 215 340 19 133 13 929 247 324 237 56 177 15 1056 332 435 291 44 117 23 135 1377 325 347 254 47 81 24 115 1193
Engine Fitters 771 703 1042 223 — 76 2815 1100 900 1350 335 — 115 3800 1405 1016 1484 291 178 136 484 4988 1198 937 1073 257 121 97 388 4071
Electrical Fitters 370 210 156 38 49 18 841 380 400 250 42 42 23 1137 731 380 214 80 50 43 369 1867 679 393 195 72 75 39 289 1742
Joiners 359 227 215 58 65 27 951 457 256 250 74 76 42 1155 593 426 325 150 71 76 173 1814 732 397 316 116 99 61 191 1912
Smiths 169 130 132 71 83 10 595 194 185 165 54 74 12 684 239 256 171 65 92 27 74 924 197 172 166 63 59 19 69 745
Founders 51 41 46 15 16 4 171 63 46 79 20 16 4 228 91 51 96 25 19 15 24 315 77 38 64 20 15 6 24 243
Pattern Makers 41 42 46 15 6 2 152 64 45 83 19 5 4 220 67 33 59 14 10 3 13 199 64 45 50 15 9 7 24 214
Plumbers 34 53 55 4 9 10 165 47 67 57 7 1 9 188 95 110 76 11 22 24 49 387 103 94 70 10 18 17 56 368
Coppersmiths 89 58 61 21 11 4 244 95 79 81 28 9 7 299 106 97 78 31 13 6 41 372 111 75 86 30 19 8 40 369
Boilermakers 406 432 345 137 56 26 1399 385 500 440 156 54 54 1589 551 463 457 160 68 37 172 1908 446 368 311 154 47 42 114 1482
Painter 58 20 30 11 18 5 142 80 35 42 13 12 6 188 125 141 27 13 10 11 22 349 145 128 69 14 21 10 10 410
Bricklayers 18 23 14 — — — 56 19 24 20 4 3 1 71 43 32 36 9 — — 32 152 37 35 23 10 10 2 20 137
Riggers 116 66 85 63 3 14 347 125 87 90 67 3 14 386 205 132 108 74 5 58 82 664 224 105 94 96 4 59 62 644
Sailmakers 53 45 36 12 2 3 151 69 53 53 16 3 3 197 91 69 55 21 3 8 16 263 87 52 51 18 2 8 16 234
Ropemakers — 33 24 — — — 57 — 42 36 — — — 78 — 55 47 — — — — 102 — 36 37 — — — — 73
Sawmillmen 30 18 8 4 — 1 61 8 — 8 5 3 1 25 61 36 — — 3 1 — 101 31 — 1 1 — 1 — 34
Riveters Included with Skilled Labourers. Included with Skilled Labourers. Included with Skilled Labourers. 328 169 67 13 38 — 44 659
Drillers 683 282 229 28 104 — 123 1449
Caulkers 197 163 88 9 36 — 41 534
Welders 60 10 3 1 4 — 6 84
Hammermen 216 230 146 15 35 — 25 667
Machinists 174 1134 145 16 66 — 23 1558
Electrical Wiremen 148 64 115 6 44 — 33 410
Skilled Labourers 2815 2426 2278 406 611 115 8651 3500 3250 2900 526 719 212 11107 5814 4785 3762 717 974 440 1596 18088 3598 1904 2296 621 390 361 1342 10512
TOTALS of above classes 7953 16619 6244 11453 1652 449 24370 9521 8981 7711 2100 1899 690 30902 13000 11166 8682 2230 2462 1101 4110 42751 12125 9346 7304 2220 1927 1039 3870 37825
*Includes Fleet Coaling employés.

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