HC Deb 04 November 1947 vol 443 c195W
Major Bruce

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the numbers of men and women employed at the present time in each of the Royal Dockyard establishments in Great Britain, distinguishing between established and non-established workers.

Mr. W. Edwards

The numbers of industrial workers, established and non-established, borne on the books of the Royal Dockyards in Great Britain at the latest date for which figures are available, were as follow:

Male. Female.
Estbd. Non-Estbd. Estbd. Non-Estbd.
Portsmouth 2,934 20,664 401
Devonport 2,229 17,025 265
Chatham 1,763 9,092 1 285
Rosyth 286 5,993 324
Sheerness 478 2,429 76