§ Mr. Albuasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what percentage by value of weapons and engineering stores, other than ships and aircraft required by his Department, is at present being manufactured, respectively, by H.M. Dockyards, Royal Ordnance factories and private industry.
§ Mr. T. G. D. GalbraithThe Royal Dockyards are essentially large ship repairing establishments, and are not used regularly for the manufacture of either weapons or engineering stores.
Approximately 2 per cent. by value of all the weapons, ammunition and explosives now on order for the Navy is being manufactured in Naval Armament Supply Factories, and a further 8 per cent. approximately in the Royal Ordnance Factories. The remaining 90 per cent. is being manufactured by private industry; as are practically all the engineering stores required by the Royal Navy.