§ MR. BELLAIRSTo ask the Secretary to the Admiralty who carried out the examinations under the old and new systems of entry for naval cadetships, and what fees are charged to the parents respectively; what proportion of candidates are nominated for each vacancy under each system; and whether the marks obtained at examinations are published in each case in order to preclude any possibility of favouritism after nominations have been awarded.
(Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson). The literary examinations under the old system of entry were undertaken by the Civil Service Commissioners. Under the new system they are managed by the Oxford and Cambridge Board. The medical examinations have always been performed by the Medical Director General 362 of the Navy and his staff. The fees charged to parents under the old system were £1 for each of three possible examinations; and, under the new system, £2 for the one qualifying examination. There is no fixed proportion of candidates chosen to attend the examinations. No marks are published in the case of the cadets entered under the new scheme. There is no such possibility as is suggested in the last part of the Question.