§ Mr. Boydenasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will list the places where his Department has experienced difficulties in making suitable arrangements for day release classes for Admiralty juveniles.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingI fear that my reply to a supplementary question last week may have been misleading and if so, I apologise to the hon. Member.
I was not intending to refer to the difficulties which had occurred in the existing voluntary system, but to a situation that might occur if it was made compulsory and this resulted in a sudden
Date Portsmouth Devonport Chatham Rosyth I. N.I. I. N.I I N.I. I. N.I. January 1950 … No figures available 14,991 1,526 No figures available 5,464 1,022 1955 … 15,409 1,807 17,240 1,783 9,650 1,440 6,335 1,095 1960 … 15,063 1,942 16,249 1,962 10,200 1,570 6,160 1,134 1961 … 14,447 2,062 16,235 2,048 9,720 1,670 6,099 1,128 1962 … 14,364 2,102 16,254 2,121 9,580 1,610 6,022 1,146 Note: Records at Portsmouth and Chatham for 1950 have been destroyed.