HC Deb 02 April 1969 vol 781 cc114-5W
Mr. Alison

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the value of work completed for export orders and for home orders, respectively, for the Royal Ordnance Factories taken as a whole in the years 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968.

Mr. Boyden

The value of work completed for export orders and for home orders, respectively, for the Royal Ordnance Factories administered by the Ministry of Defence taken as a whole for the four financial years 1964–65 to 1967–68 is as follows:

Mr. Boyden

The aggregate value of work completed for home and export orders in each Royal Ordnance Factory administered by the Ministry of Defence for the four financial years 1964–65 to 1967–68 was:

Mr. Alison

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the average number of weekly hours worked by all employees of the Royal Ordnance Factories administered by his Department for each Royal Ordnance Factory, listed separately, in the years 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968.

Mr. Boyden

The number of hours worked per employee in a representative week in October in each of the four financial years 1964–65 to 1967–68 was:

1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68
(hours) (hours) (hours) (hours)
R.O.F. Birtley 44.3 46.8 45.2 44.2
R.O.V. Bishopton 44.9 47.3 50.5 51.1
R.O.F. Blackburn 43.5 42.4 40.9 41.5
R.O.F. Bridgwater 44.1 43.2 43.4 44.5
R.O.F. Chorley 45.3 44.2 44.8 44.5
R.S.A.F. Enfield 43.2 42.0 42.4 42.2
R.O.F. Glascoed 44.3 43.4 43.8 42.2
R.O.F. Leeds 44.8 45.7 45.3 44.5
R.O.F. Nottingham 44.9 43.6 44.4 43.9
R.O.F. Patricroft 47.9 46.0 43.3 43.5
R.O.F. Radway Green 43.8 41.9 43.0 42.0
The figures exclude hours worked by canteen workers and members of the Army Department Constabulary.

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