§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of men, established and hired, respectively, employed in Devonport dockyard during the months of March, April and May, 1931, respectively?
Mr. ALEXANDERThe numbers of workpeople employed on the under-mentioned dates were:
— Establishhed. Hired. Total. 28th March, 1931 2,882 7,395 10,277 25th April, 1931 2,873 6,989 9,862 30th May, 1931 2,859 6,908 9,767 The figures relate to Vote 8 (shipbuilding and Ship repairing) departments, and are in correspondence with those given in reply to the hon. Member's Question on 6th March, 1931.
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total number of men in employment in each of the Royal dockyards for the quarter ended March, 1931?
Mr. ALEXANDERThe numbers of industrial workpeople borne in the Vote 8 (shipbuilding and ship repairing) departments of His Majesty's dockyards during the last week in March, 1931, were:
Portsmouth 10,579 Devonport 10,277 Chatham 7,489 Sheerness 1,963 Rosyth 199