HC Deb 10 February 1931 vol 248 cc221-2W
Mr. MARKHAM

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what were the average weekly rates of pay of men employed in the Royal Dockyards during May, 1929, January, 1930, and January, 1931?

Mr. ALEXANDER

The average weekly rates of pay of men employed in the shipbuilding and ship repairing departments (Vote 8) of the Royal Dockyards at home for the months stated in the question were as follow:

£ s. d.
May, 1929 … … 3 3 2
January, 1930 … … 3 0 6
January, 1931 … … 2 19 5

This decrease is due mainly to the curtailment of overtime and piecework as agreed between the trade unions and the Admiralty.