§ Captain Pluggeasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the present approximate number or proportion of retired officers of the Royal Navy on the various reserves who are under the age of 55 years, and who have not yet been recalled and allocated to some war appointment?
§ Mr. Shakespeare; I regret that it would not be in the public interest to give the information asked for by my hon. and gallant Friend.
732Wthe Royal Dockyards and whether he can give some indication as to the present proportion which this number bears to the total now employed?
Captain HudsonImproved quotas of established men were settled in 1936. No recent figures are available to show the present proportion of established men, as a very large number of temporary men have been employed in the dockyards since the emergency. My hon. and gallant Friend will be pleased to hear, however, that it has also been decided to make temporary additions to the established list in certain circumstances, as a consequence of the retention of established men beyond the normal retiring age.
§ Captain Pluggeasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how the present wage rates of employes in the Royal Dockyards compare with those in operation during the period 1914 to 1918?
Captain HudsonThe following occupational examples show the weekly rates of pay of workmen in the Royal Dockyards (mechanics and labourers) in 1914, in 1918, and at the present time.