§ Mr. Bostonasked the Secretary of State for Defence, how many employees of the former Royal Navy dockyard at Sheerness transferred on its closure in 1960 to Her Majesty's Dockyard, Chatham; and how many employees now at Chatham live on the Isle of Sheppey and in other parts of the Faversham constituency.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuThe figures are, 1,050, and about 600, respectively.
§ Mr. Bostonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what shortages of skilled staff there are at Her Majesty's 530W Dockyard, Chatham; and what are the types of posts for which there is difficulty in getting labour.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuWe need 80 electrical, engineering and ship fitters, six shipwrights, five boilermakers, four sail-makers and two blacksmiths.
§ Mr. Bostonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many men and women were employed at Her Majesty's Dockyard, Chatham, in each of the past six years.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuThe industrial numbers borne on 1st April each year are as follows:
Men Women 1961 8,459 373 1962 8,261 434 1963 8,249 425 1964 7,893 411 1965 7,490 443 1966 (1st February) 7,137 477