HC Deb 30 January 1931 vol 247 cc1315-6W
Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total number of men in employment in each of the Royal Dockyards for the quarter ended December, 1930?

Mr. G. H. HALL

The numbers of industrial workpeople borne in the Vote 8 (Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing) Departments of His Majesty's Dockyards during the last week in December, 1930, were:

Portsmouth 10,807
Devonport 9,922
Chatham 7,420
Sheerness 1,822
Rosyth 202

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total number of men, established and hired, respectively, employed in Devonport Dockyard in each of the months since June, 1930?

Mr. HALL

The numbers of work-people employed on the undermentioned dates were:

— Established. Hired. Total.
29the November, 1930 2,917 7,153 10,070
27the December, 1930 2,907 7,015 9,922

The figures relate to Vote 8 (Ship-building and Ship Repairing) Departments, and are in correspondence with those given for the previous four months in reply to the hon. Member's question on 14th November, 1930.