HC Deb 16 July 1958 vol 591 cc1209-10
7. Miss Vickers

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many men and women, established and non-established, are at present employed in Her Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport, and other naval establishments in Plymouth; and how these numbers compare with the number employed in July, 1957.

The Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. T. G. D. Galbraith)

22,215 on 1st July, 1958, compared with 22,486 on 1st July, 1957.

Miss Vickers

I should like to thank my hon. Friend for that Answer. I hope that he will keep the situation continually in mind in view of the fact that we have a figure of 4 per cent. unemployed in Plymouth.