§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total number of apprentices employed at Woolwich Arsenal at the most recent convenient date indicating the main trades involved.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownOn 18th April 1975 there were 95 apprentices at Woolwich Arsenal, of whom 19 were on attachment from other branches. The main trades involved are tool and gauge making, motor vehicle mechanics and instrument making.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total number of applicants for apprenticeships at Woolwich Arsenal in each of the years 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975 to date together with the number of apprenticeships actually entered into in each year.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownNumbers of applications to Woolwich Arsenal for apprenticeships were:
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 to date 130 171 118 153 281 Numbers of apprentices engaged were. correspondingly:
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 19 20 15 21 17 Records for 1971 are only partially complete. These figures do not include apprentices temporarily on attachment to the arsenal.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total sum spent on capital works at the Woolwich Arsenal site since the start of the reorganisation which followed the closure of the Royal ordnance factory, listing the main items with their individual costs.
§ Mr. Robert C. Brown:Approximately £7.9 million has been spent on capital works at Woolwich Arsenal since the start of the reorganisation. The approximate breakdown is as follows:
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West £million Site services 2.8 Quality assurance directorates—technical facilities. 2.0 MOD (Air)—technical facilities 0.9
MOD (Navy)—technical facilities 0.9 Facilities for British Museum 0.2 Total 6.8 East Materials quality assurance directorate—technical facilities. 0.6 Site services 0.5 Total 1.1 Site services include police post, incinerator, medical centre, canteen, boiler house, roads, car parks, drainage and water mains, walls and fencing.