§ Mr. KELLYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the numbers of established and unestablished men, respectively, employed in naval armament depots and factories in 1913 and in each year since 1920?
§ Mr. G. HALLThe numbers of established and unestablished workpeople (exclusive of police and crews of naval armament vessels) are approximately as provided for in the Navy Estimates for each year, as follow:
Naval Armament Depots and Factories at Home and Abroad. Financial Year. Established. Hired. 1913–14 … … 695 4,106 1920–21 … … 1,193 6,677 1921–22 … … 1,290 6,314 1922–23 … … 1,264 5,665 1923–24 … … 1,303 5,760 1924–25 … … 1,268 7,216 1925–26 … … 1,232 7,758 1926–27 … … 1,243 6,151 1927 … … 1,227 6,559 1928 … … 1,223 7,148 1929 … … 1,204 7,014 1930 … … 1,195 6,878