§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what would the estimated saving be to his Department if apprentice training in Rosyth and Devonport were transferred to private contractors.
§ Mr. LeeThe training of apprentices in the royal dockyards has always been based on the need to maintain an adequate work force trained in requisite skills, riot only for the dockyards themselves but also to some extent for the rest of the department. No change in this arrangement is planned. The estimated savings from contractorisation of the dockyards are based on the assumption of an overall increase in efficiency under commercial management.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the average cost of an apprenticeship in the royal dockyards.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the cost of apprenticeship training schemes in Rosyth and Devonport in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. LeeThe estimated costs are as follows:
Devonport dockyard Rosyth dockyard £ million £ million 1983 7.0 4.6 1984 6.8 4.9 1985 6.5 5.5