§ 12. Major HORE-BELISHAasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that the Russian Government has great engineering requirements for which it desires to place orders in this country; and whether he can make arrangements to fulfil any of these requirements in the Government establishments under his Department?
§ Major HORE-BELISHACan my hon. Friend say why it is that so many discharges have taken place from the dockyards since the present Government came into office?
§ Mr. AMMONThe discharges are of those who were recruited for War service and were gradually being demobilised.
§ Major HORE-BELISHAWere they not recruited for the General Election purposes of the last Government?
§ Mr. THURTLEIs it not a fact that this Government stands for disarmament?
§ Mr. AMMONThe gradual reduction of the War staff is an indication of our progress in that direction.