§ 1. Mr. Juddasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is the estimated value of work being undertaken by his Department in Her Majesty's Royal Naval Dockyard and other naval establishments at Portsmouth in the financial year 1967–68; and that is the estimated value of work being undertaken by private firms on a contract basis in the same establishments during the same period.
§ The Minister of Public Building and Works (Mr. Robert Mellish)£2½ million. About half is done by direct labour and half by contract.
§ Mr. JuddWhen the Government are rightly emphasising the need for full mobilisation of economic resources, is not my right hon. Friend aware that there 2 is considerable concern in the dockyard that outside facilities should be used which could be employed on import substitution and export programmes when there is surplus capacity available within the dockyards?
§ Mr. MellishIf my hon. Friend will bring any specific cases to my attention, I will investigate. But I am satisfied at present that the work done in the yard, the way in which it is done and the form in which it is done, are just about right.