HC Deb 14 July 1993 vol 228 cc560-1W
Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what were the average hourly wage rate at the royal naval dockyard at Devonport when it was privatised.

Mr. Aitken

The precise details requested are not available. However, immediately prior to the commencement of the Government-owned contractor-operated arrangement at Devonport dockyard on 1 April 1987, the average hourly labour rate was about £6.