8. Mr. MACLEANasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the approximate values of the repair work done to Government ships in the Government dockyards in each of the following years: 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929; and the approximate values of the repair work done to Government ships in private shipyards in the same years?
Mr. ALEXANDERWith my hon. Friend's permission, I propose to circulate the figures that are available in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
§ The approximate value of the repair work done to Government ships in His Majesty's Dockyards at home in each year from 1921 to 1929 was as follows:
| £ | ||||
| 1921 | … | … | … | 5,527,832 |
| 1922 | … | … | … | 3,946,301 |
| 1923 | … | … | … | 3,870,097 |
| 1924 | … | … | … | 5,411,851 |
| 1925 | … | … | … | 5,693,141 |
| 1926 | … | … | … | 5,466,552 |
| 1927 | … | … | … | 5,303,596 |
| 1928 | … | … | … | 4,968,651 |
| 1929 | … | … | … | 4,827,902 |
§ The following are the approximate costs of the repair work executed at private shipyards on fleet fuelling craft during the years in question:
| £ | ||||
| 1921 | … | … | … | 62,000 |
| 1922 | … | … | … | 24,000 |
| 1923 | … | … | … | 110,000 |
| 1924 | … | … | … | 144,000 |
| 1925 | … | … | … | 132,000 |
| 1926 | … | … | … | 137,000 |
| 1927 | … | … | … | 54,000 |
| 1928 | … | … | … | 30,000 |
| 1929 | … | … | … | 44,000 |
§ A few of His Majesty's ships permanently stationed at ports away from the Royal Dockyards are also repaired in private shipyards at a total cost of between £10,000 and £15,000 a year.