Mr. H. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for War if he will state, for each year from 1941 to the date of closure of the factories, the total numbers employed at the Royal Filling Factory, Kirkby, and the Royal Ordnance Factory. Fazakerley, respectively.
§ Mr. ProfumoThe following is the information:
TOTAL NUMBERS EMPLOYED AT ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORIES, FAZAKERLEY AND KIRKBY ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORY, KIRKBY Year Numbers employed (non-industrials and industrials) 1940 (December: start of production) 806 1941 5,958 1942 20,135 1943 15,250 1944 10,004 1945 (January) 9,391 Factory closed at the end of March, 1946
ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORY, FAZAKERLEY Year Numbers employed (non-industrials and industrials) 1941 (February: start of production) 533 1942 7,887 1943 9,663 1944 6,727 1945 5,586 1946 3,143 1947 2,249 1948 2,223 1949 2,934 1950 2,603 1951 1,333 1952 1,774 1953 1,901 1954 1,809 1955 1,746 1956 1,760 1957 1,984 1958 1,907 1959 1,820 1960 1,713 1961 210 Factory closed at the beginning of June, 1961.
NOTE: Except where indicated figures are for the month of April.