§ MR. C. E. PRICE (Edinburgh, Central)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the men of the Naval Reserve who formerly used to drill at the various stations round the East Coast of Scotland are to be transferred to the South of England, or whether there is any intention of so doing; and whether he will consider the possibility of sending a vessel round the country for three or four months of the season to enable men to take their drill.
§ MR. McKENNAUnder the new system of training, Royal Naval Reserve men are trained in ships of the division of the Home Fleet to which their district is affiliated. In the case of the East Coast of Scotland men, the division is Portsmouth. When Home Fleet ships are cruising in the North, arrangements have been made for north countrymen to be embarked direct in these ships for training; but it is not practicable to carry out the suggestion made in the latter part of the hon. Member's Question.