§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, in respect of each ship laid down or completed in His Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport, during the years 1924, 1925 and 1926, how much money went to Devonport in each case and how much to private firms?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe information is given in the following statement: The amounts shown under "Dockyard" are the direct charges for labour (Vote 8, Section I) and also, separately, the direct charges for materials (Vote 8, Section II) used in the dockyard work. Under "Private Firms" the payments for contract work are given. For the completed ships the figures are the total charges as above for the ships; for the incompleted ships the total charges to 19th November, 1927, are given. Establishment and incidental expenses have been excluded from the statement, as they cover expenses not wholly incurred in the dockyards and payments not made to contractors.
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Ships laid down, or completed at H.M. Dockyard, Devonport, during the financial years 1924, 1925 and 1926. Division of expenditure (direct charges only) on the ships as between H. M. Dockyard, Devonport and private firms. Ship. Where built. Date. Expenditure. Laid Down. Completed. Dockyard Labour Materials used for Dockyard Construction.* Private Firms (Contract). 1924. £ £ £ Witch … Thornycroft, completed Devonport. — April, 1924 45,864 16,135 239,441 L. 54 … Denny, completed Devonport. — Aug., 1924 27,058 11,070 277,000 (Appr x.) Frobisher … Devonport — Sept., 1924 867,644 369,764 568,251 Cornwall … Devonport Oct., 1924 — 385,819 251,730 1,063,499 1925. Enterprise … J. Brown, completed Devonport. — March, 1926 459,978 163,822 965,712 Devonshire — Devonport March, 1926 — 138,236 127,113 554,802 1926. L. 26† … Vickers, completed Portsmouth and Devonport. — Oct., 1926 56,708 8,259 203,000 (Approx.) Building at H.M. Dockyard, Devonnort, during financial years, 1924, 1925 and 1926, but laid down before 1924 and completed after 1926. Adventure … Devonport Nov., 1922 — 449,880 251,081 308,801 * It is not possible to give precisely the division of the cost of materials between dockyard and contract, but it nearly all comes under the latter heading. † Excludes £1,124 labour and £332 materials spent at Portsmouth Dockyard.