Mr. Jenkinsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he can state the total expenditure on the repairs to ships of His Majesty's Navy, while afloat, carried out by civilian labour; and what percentage of the work was done by labour from the ports of South Wales and Monmouthshire?
§ Mr. ShakespeareI presume the hon. Member has in mind work carried out by civilian labour on the normal upkeep of His Majesty's ships in commission and in reserve. This work, with very minor exceptions, is carried out exclusively in His Majesty's dockyards. The probable expenditure on labour for this service during the current financial year is about £1,500,000