HC Deb 27 May 1930 vol 239 cc1005-6W
Sir R. GOWER

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what were the respective amounts paid to the Royal naval dockyards and private contractors, respectively, by his Department during the past 12 months for shipbuilding and ship-repairing work?

Mr. AMMON

The expenditure on building and repairing His Majesty's ships in His Majesty's dockyards during the year 1929–30 was as follows:

£
Labour 3,984,006
Materials 1,668,054
Establishment and Incidental Charges 2,075,726
Total £7,727,786

The payments to contractors for similar work amounted to £6,596,054.