§ Captain PLUGGEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many men were placed on the establishment of His Majesty's dockyards during 1936; and what was the average length of their previous unestablished service?
§ Sir S. HOAREThis information will take some time to collect but I will communicate it to my hon. and gallant Friend as soon as it is available.
§ Captain PLUGGEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any negotiations are now proceeding with regard to an increase of establishment in His Majesty's dockyards so far as concerns those workers not affected by his recent announcement on this subject; and, if so, what organisations are being taken into consultation?
§ Sir S. HOARENegotiations on this subject are now in progress on the Admiralty Industrial Council, on which are represented all the trade unions having members in Admiralty industrial establishments. In addition to this the Admiralty have informed a deputation of the Admiralty Industrial Civil Servants' Federation, the largest and most comprehensive of the Associations of Admiralty Industrial Employés not represented on the Industrial Council, that the question is under consideration and that the board will be glad to receive any representations which it may make on behalf of its members.
§ Captain PLUGGEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many of the pensions granted to established men discharged from Chatham Dockyard during 1936 have, respectively, been over 30s., between 30s. and 20s., between 20s. and 15s., between 15s. and 10s., or below 10s. per week?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe numbers of workmen. discharged from His Majesty's Dockyard, Chatham, and awarded pensions, etc., during 1936 are as follow:
Men awarded pensions of over 30s. a week (and lump sums of over £208 11s. 4d)., 7; men awarded pensions 2638W of not more than 30s. and not less than 20s. a week (and lump sums of not more than £208 11s. 4d. and not less than £139 0s. 10d.), 63, of whom 4 were invalided; men awarded pensions of not more than 19s. 11d, and not less than 15s. a week (and lump sums of not more than £138 9s. 2d. and not less than £104 5s. 6d.), 40, of whom 6 were invalided; men awarded pensions of not more than 14s. 11d. and not less than 10s. a week (and lump sums of not more than £103 14s. and not less than £69 10s. 6d.), 4; and pensions of less than 10s. a week, etc., none.