§ 72. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty how many apprentices were recruited to the Rosyth Dockyard from Fife in each of the last ten years; and what steps are being taken to increase the intake.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingThe figures in the table below show that of the total number of apprentices recruited to Rosyth Dockyard over the last ten years, 83 per cent. came from Fife. Total entries have fluctuated from 61 in 1950 to a temporary peak of 200 in 1952, from which they came back to a figure of 71 for 1959. Provisionally we are taking steps to raise the intake to 96 for the year 1960.
Following is the table:
— FromFife Total Entry 1950 … … 59 61 1951 … … 124 139 1952 … … 166 200 1953 … … 145 184 1954 … … 134 176 1955 … … 107 139 1956 … … 113 145 1957 … … 90 101 1958 … … 77 87 1959 … … 63 71 TOTALS … … 1,078 1,303