HC Deb 18 March 1931 vol 249 cc2002-3
8. Mr. MACLEAN

asked 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. ALEXANDER

With 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.