§ MR. KEIR HARDIE (Merthyr Tydvil)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that the sport of beagling, provided for the cadets of H.M.S. "Britannia," and partly paid for out of public funds, is regarded as cruel and degrading; and whether, in view of this, he will withhold any funds now applied to the up-keep of this form of sport, and otherwise use his influence to have a drag hunt substituted and thus make cadet exercise at home conform to that provided for cadets when being trained in Mediterranean ports.
§ MR.EDMUND ROBERTSONI hope the hon. Member will allow me to postpone the Answer to this Question until the visit of the Board to Dartmouth, when it will be considered in consultation with the college authorities.