§ Mr. DAYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will give the number of men employed at the Royal Dockyards at the present date and for the corresponding date of 1935?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe numbers for the week ended 16th November, 1935, and the 14th November, 1936 (the latest date for which figures are available), were as follow:
16th November, 1935. 14th November, 1936. Portsmouth Dockyard 14,414 16,415 Devonport Dockyard 12,141 13,492 Chatham Dockyard 9,735 9,878 Sheerness Dockyard 2,163 2,332 Rosyth Dockyard 806 1,024 Portland Dockyard 653 731 Totals 39,912 43,872