§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Labour if he will give the latest figure of workers in the ship repairing industry; and how this figure compares with twelve months ago.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodAt the end of August, the latest date for which figures are available, the number of employees in employment in the shipbuilding and ship repairing industry in Great Britain was 201,200, compared with 213,800 at the end of August, 1957. Separate figures for ship repairing are not available.