§ MR. DOBSON (Plymouth)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether an order has been issued by the Admiral of the Channel Fleet that Christmas be spent on the Spanish coast; whether he is aware that this will be the second year in succession that the fleets have spent their Christmas away from home; whether this privation to the crews can be altered without detriment to the Navy; and whether, seeing that last year seven days leave was given before leaving, he will say if this year only four days are to be granted.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONI have nothing to add to my printed reply to a similar Question from the hon. Member for Devonport, circulated with the Papers on Wednesday. †