HC Deb 20 December 1985 vol 89 cc374-5W
Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many jobs at the Principal Supply and Transport Officer Naval (Stores) at Portsmouth are dependent on the supply of stores to Devonport and Rosyth dockyards.

Mr. Lee

The effort involved equates to about 12 staff, but no job is wholly dependent on the supply of stores to Devonport and Rosyth dockyards.

Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the stores from the Principal Supply and Transport Officer Naval (Stores), Portsmouth that go to Devonport and Rosyth are strategic stores.

Mr. Lee

This information is not readily available.

Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of the Principal Supply and Transport Officer Naval (Stores) work at Portsmouth involves sending stores to Rosyth and. Devonport.

Mr. Lee

About 15 per cent. of store issues by the Principal Supply and Transport Officer (Naval) at Portsmouth are for Devonport and Rosyth naval bases, but under half of those issues are to meet the requirements of the dockyards themselves.

Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the number of civilians employed in the transport departments of Rosyth and Devonport naval bases.

Mr. Lee

The transport departments of the Principal Supply and Transport Officer (Naval) employ 148 civilian staff at Rosyth, and 310 at Devonport.

Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list all the services provided by Devonport dockyard to the Royal Navy;

(2) if he will list all the services provided by Rosyth dockyard to the Royal Navy.

Mr. Lee

The services provided by the royal dockyards at Devonport and Rosyth to the Royal Navy fall into five main categories as follows:

  1. (a) Refit, repair, maintenance and modernisation of Royal Navy vessels;
  2. (b) Overhaul and testing of naval equipments, including those to be returned to the Director General of Stores and Transport (Navy) for stock and subsequent issue to the Royal Navy;
  3. (c) Installation and maintenance of machinery and equipment in naval establishments;
  4. (d) Provision of utility services to Royal Navy vessels alongside in the naval base and to adjacent naval shore establishments; and
  5. (e) manufacture of some items of ships' equipment.

Management Area Overall civilian strength as at 1 October 1985 Location/Title Function/Role
Chief Executive Dockyards (CED) 21,252 Devonport Dockyards
Rosyth
Faslane Clyde Submarine Base
Portland Port Auxiliary Repair unit
Blackbrook Farm Repair Depot
Navy Department Shore
Machinery Offices:
Aberporth, Belfast, Forest Support to Fleet and Civil
Moor, Inskip, Shore Establishments
Hangennoch, Milford
Haven, Pembroke Dock,
Risley and Trecwn
CED Telecommunications:
at
Fort Southwick, Forest Moor Telecommunications
HMS COLLINGWOOD,
Mount Wise and
Northwood
Director General of Supplies and Transport 13,581 Arrochar, Beith, Coulport Armament depots
(Naval)(DGST(N)) Crombie, Dean Hill,
Devonport, Milford
Haven, Portsmouth and
Trecwn
Copenacre, Devonport, Stores/Victualling Depots
Eaglescliffe, Exeter,
Faslane, Fleetlands,
Kirkliston, Lathalmond,
Llangennoch, Newcastle
upon Tyne, Perth,
Portland, Portsmouth,
Rosyth, Slough Woolsten,
Wrangaton and Yeovilton
Devonport, Garelochead, Oil Fuel Depots
Invergordon, Pembroke
Dock, Portland and
Portsmouth
Commander in Chief Naval Home 4049 Plymouth, Portsmouth and Flag Officers
Command (CINCNAVHOME) Scotland/Northern Ireland
Dartmouth, Greenwich and Royal Naval Colleges
Manadan
HMSs—CAMBRIDGE, Traning Establishments
COLLINGWOOD,
DOLPHIN, MERCURY,
TEMERAIRE, RALEIGH,
ROYAL ARTHUR,
SULTAN and VERNON
HMS—CALEDONIA and Accommodation Centres
EXCELLENT
HMSs—COCHRANE, Naval Bases
DRAKE, NELSON,
NEPTUNE
HMS INSKIP Wireless Telegraphy Station