§ MR. J. M. MACDONALD (Falkirk Burghs)To ask the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the number of officers and men borne in all the ships in commission in the Royal Navy, the number employed in the dockyards and other special work, and the number in naval barracks.
(Answered by Mr. McKenna.) According to latest available Returns, the Answer to the first part of the Question is 121,499; the Answer to the second part of the Question is 1,824; and the Answer to the third part of the Question is 12,357, a number which is included also in the first figure given.