HC Deb 21 June 1965 vol 714 c155W
Mr. Emrys Hughes

asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent the shortage of skilled labour in the shipbuilding industry is causing a delay in the delivery of British ships.

Mr. Mason

Shortages of skilled tradesmen in shipbuilding areas are con-

POSTAGE STAMPS PRINTED DURING 1964 AND JANUARY TO MAY, 1965 (expressed in millions)
Year/Month Denominations
½d. 1d. 1½d. 2d. 2½d. 3d. 4d.
1964
January … 4.5 1.1 3.1 13.4 31.1 117.4 1.7
February … 5.6 1.9 6.8 21.8 53.1 267.5 1.6
March … 3.9 1.5 4.8 14.6 55.4 178.3 1.3
April … 5.6 3.5 7.5 25.4 91.2 336.8 2.9
May … 5.8 3.9 8.4 28.6 125.3 194.4 3.2
June … 4.5 3.2 6.8 22.5 155.7 194.5 8.9
July … 7.2 4.7 5.1 22.6 67.0 287.7 2.5
August … 5.4 3.2 5.6 23.5 98.2 208.0 2.4
September … 5.0 4.0 6.8 24.2 95.6 136.2 2.7
October … 13.0 10.6 14.9 43.4 275.8 404.3 6.3
November … 17.0 14.0 17.0 44.6 505.0 430.2 8.8
December … 2.1 0.7 1.9 7.2 131.5 57.7 0.9
1965
January … 4.9 1.7 4.1 16.2 32.3 152.9 2.2
February … 4.1 2.2 5.0 17.8 44.1 210.0 1.3
March … 3.3 2.3 5.1 16.1 51.0 172.9 4.0
April … 5.9 7.4 5.6 19.7 53.0 188.3 138.0
May … 8.0 83.7 15.7 36.2 16.7 134.8 464.0