§ Colonel ASHLEYasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions how many individuals are employed in Woolwich Arsenal and dockyard, respectively; of these, how many are men and how many are women in each case; and of the men, how many have served in the Royal Navy, Army, or Royal Air Force?
Mr. HOPEThere are at present engaged at Woolwich Arsenal under the Ministry of Munitions 1,257 women and 15,049 men, and of the latter 3,834 are ex-service men. These figures do not include the employés of the Admiralty and War Office.
§ Sir K. WOODasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions whether any discharges of disabled ex-soldiers have taken place at Woolwich Arsenal during the last seven days; and whether any arrangements have been made to obviate any further discharges of such men?
Mr. HOPEThe answer to the first part of the question is "No, Sir." With regard to the last part of the question, I regret that I cannot add anything to the reply given to the hon. Member on the 17th of this month.