§ 21. Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many full-time employees in each of the Royal Dockyards earn a basic wage of less than £45 per week.
§ Dr. GilbertThe numbers of full-time adult industrial employees with basic weekly pay rates, including the supplements payable under stages I and 2 of pay policy, of less than £45 are:—
Portsmouth 1,431 Devonport 2,038 Chatham 1,092 Rosyth 1,020 However, due to the payment of productivity bonuses and other allowances, none of these employees who attend for a standard 40-hour week actually earns less than £45.