§ 55. Miss Vickersasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what action is being taken to provide a balanced programme of work for Her Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport, in order to insure against further craftsmen being declared redundant.
§ Mr. HayThe amount of work undertaken at Devonport and the other Royal Dockyards depends essentially upon the needs of the Fleet: we are doing all we can to provide a balanced task for them. In particular, the shortage of work for certain trades at Devonport should largely disappear when work on the "Ark Royal" gets into its stride.
§ 56. Miss Vickersasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty how much it is proposed to spend on modernising Her Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport, in the next three years.
§ Mr. HayAbout £3 million is planned to be spent on plant and machinery, buildings and civil engineering at Devonport Dockyard in the next three years.