HC Deb 22 May 1963 vol 678 cc32-3W
Mr. Hence

asked the Minister of Labour what was the number of toolmakers employed in the engineering and shipbuilding industries of the Clyde Valley in 1957 and at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Whitelaw

In February, 1957, there were 1,082 fitters and 185 turners employed in shipbuilding and ship-repairing compared with 780 fitters and 100 turners in February, 1963, in the areas covered by the Glasgow, Paisley, Greenock and Dumbarton groups of employment exchanges. Information is not available about other occupations in shipbuilding or ship-repairing or about the numbers employed in different occupations in the engineering industry.