§ Dame Joan Vickersasked the Minister of State for Defence what is his policy in regard to recruiting further employees for Her Majesty's Dockyard, Devon-port; and in which categories all these vacancies exist, both for industrial and non-industrial personnel.
§ Mr. BuckAt present the total non-industrial strength at Devonport Dockyard is up to the approved ceiling. We are currently examining our detailed requirements for staff during 1973–74, including those needed for expansion of nuclear submarine support facilites. The trade unions and staff associations will be fully consulted in the usual way if any recruitment from non-dockyard sources is necessary.
On the industrial side, recruitment is mainly through the local employment exchange, and there are at present vacancies for fitter turners, electrical fitters, coppersmiths, plumbers, founders and certain non-craft grades.