§ Sir R. Gowerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he can give figures showing how the numbers of established and non-established men in Admiralty industrial establishments have varied during the past five years?
§ Colonel LlewellinI assume the hon. Member refers to workmen in Admiralty Establishments at home. The numbers of established and unestablished workmen borne in these Admiralty industrial establishments in each of the past five years are as follow:
Established. Non-established. 1934 … … 10,341 31,52 1935 … … 9,846 34,058 1936 … … 9,332 38,625 1937 … … 9,051 45,600 1938 … … 9,412 48,328
§ Sir R. Gowerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what is the present number of employ és from Admiralty industrial establishments in receipt of pensions; what is the approximate annual aggregate sum paid out in such pensions; and how these statistics compare with those of 1930 and 1935, respectively?
§ Colonel LlewellinThe number of persons who on the 31st January, 1939, were in receipt of pensions awarded in virtue of service as industrial employ és in Admiralty establishments was 7,813, and the approximate annual cost of such pensions was £443,425.
The figures at the corresponding date in 1930 and 1935 were as follow:
Year. Number. Annual Cost. 1930 … 6,017 £339,870 1935 … 7,101 £384,275
§ Sir R. Gowerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what are the present numbers of established and non-established men in Admiralty industrial establishments; what is the estimated annual cost of their wages arid salaries; and how these statistics compare with those of 1930 and 1935, respectively?
§ Colonel LlewellinI presume the hon. Member refers to workmen in Admiralty 923W establishments at home. The information in the exact form required is not readily available. The number of Established and Unestablished men borne in the years shown are as follow:
Established. Unestablished. 1938 … … 9,412 48,328 1935 … … 9,846 34,058 1930 … … 12,200 32,387 The wages paid to these men cannot be readily ascertained, but the following figures show the total numbers of work people, including women and boys, and the wages for the years in question:
No. of Workpeople (at commencement (for preceding of financial year). Cost of Wages financial year). £ 1938 … … 61,935 10,582,117 1935 … … 46,165 6,993,575 1930 … … 46,324 7,291,804
§ Sir R. Gowerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether provision has been made for the protection of workmen in His Majesty's Dockyards in the event of an air raid; and, in particular, whether deep shelters have been pro vided on lines similar to those provided by factory owners in various parts of the country?
§ Colonel LlewellinProvision is being made for the protection of workers in the Royal Dockyards in accordance with approved Government policy; the construction of deep shelters is not as a rule practicable and they are not being pro vided.