§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Minister of Aviation what was the percentage of the aircraft contracts placed by Govern-meat Departments and the Airways Corporations which is at present being undertaken by Short Brothers and Harland, Belfast; and what were the comparative annual figures from 1950.
§ Mr. AmeryI regret that information is not available in the precise form asked for by my hon. Friend.
The percentage of the total annual aircraft work on behalf of Government Departments and the Airways Corporations which has been undertaken by Short Brothers and Harland, Belfast, in each of the years from 1950 to 1961 and during the first nine months of 1962 is estimated as follows:
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per cent. 1950 2.6 1951 2.0 1952 1.5 1953 2.4 1954 2.0 1955 2.0 1956 2.0 1957 1.8 1958 4.2 1959 3.1 1960 4.1 1961 1.7 1962 (first 9 months) 1.3
§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Minister of Aviation what was the percentage of work at present being undertaken by Short Brothers & Harland, Belfast, which has been placed by a Government Department and the Airways Corporations; and What were the comparative annual figures from 1950.
§ Mr. AmeryThe percentage of the total annual work on aircraft and guided weapons carried out by Short Brothers and Harland, Belfast, which was undertaken for Government Departments and the airways corporations in each of the years from 1950 to 1961 land during the first nine months of 1962 is estimated as follows:
Per cent. 1950 98 1951 93 1952 94 1953 87 1954 92 1955 92 1956 87 1957 87 1958 61 1959 85 1960 86 1961 92 1962 (first 9 months) 93 Apart from aircraft and guided weapons activities, the company does a small amount of other work, not on Government account which is not covered in the above table.
§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Minister of Aviation what was the average annual number of employees of Short Brothers & Harland Limited, Belfast, for each year from 1950 to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. AmeryFollowing are the figures of the company's employees in Northern Ireland for June of each year:
1950 4,400 1951 5,000 1952 6,600 1953 7,600 1954 8,000 1955 7,900 1956 8,600 1957 8,900 1958 8,400 1959 8,500 1960 7,100 1961 6,700 1962 7,000 The most recent figure available is 7,300.