HC Deb 08 March 1937 vol 321 c814W
Mr. R. Beaumont

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of men, established and hired, respectively, employed in each of His Majesty's dockyards at the latest available date; and what were the corresponding figures for 1935 and 1936?

Mr. Lindsay

The particulars desired by the hon. Member are given in the following table, the figures in which relate to the month of January in each of the three years in question:

been in process of reduction to a normal proportion. This reduction should, however, have practically ceased as a result of recent measures, including the revision of the quotas of established men, which will, generally speaking, in due course lead to an increase in the numbers on the established list.