§ Mr. KELLYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of industrial employés engaged in the dockyards at Chatham, Sheerness, Portsmouth, and Devonport in May, 1926, 1927, and 1928?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe numbers of industrial employés in the several dockyards on the dates stated were as follow:
May, 1926. May, 1927. May, 1928. Portsmouth 12,198 11,299 10,754 Devonport 11,316 10,547 9,948 Chatham 9,166 8,048 7,352 Sheerness 2,189 2,070 1,899 These numbers relate only to the Vote 8 Departments, and are comparable with those given in reply to the hon. Member for Devonport on 10th February last.