§ SIR ALBERT ROLLIT (Islington, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War what (if any) course is intended to be taken with reference to the Militia and Volunteer Submarine Mining Divisions (R.E.) stationed on the Humber, Tyne, Clyde, and at other commercial harbours; and, if submarine mining is to be discontinued, what, if any, provision will be made as to the services of the officers and men of such divisions.
§ *MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERSubmarine mining in the estuaries and harbours of the United Kingdom will be discontinued. The question of how the services of officers and men who have hitherto been engaged on submarine work can be best utilised, therefore, becomes a matter for consideration.