§ Sir F. SANDERSONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of persons employed upon the administrative staff of the Admiralty and the Government dockyards for the years 1913–14 and 1924–25; and the number of officers and men in the Navy and the number of men employed in the Government dockyards for the same years?
Mr. DAVIDSONThe following are the numbers asked for:
Administrative staff, admiralty and dockyards and other outport establishments:
1913–14 … … … 5,311 1924–25 … … … 7,971 Officers and men in the Navy:
1913–14 … … … 144,419 1924–25 … … … 100,104 Workpeople in the dockyards and other outport establishment:
1913–14 … … … 63,417 1924–25 … … … 69,888 I would, however, draw my hon. Friend's attention to my reply of the 25th March to the hon. and gallant Member for Central Southwark (Colonel Day).