MR. COUETHOPE (Sussex, Rye)On behalf of the hon. Member for West Marylebone I beg to ask the Civil Lord of the Admiralty whether every ship which took part in the Naval Review last August had its full complement of officers and men on board; and, if so, how many men of the Royal Naval Reserve and Naval Volunteers were embarked temporarily to man the ships; and what was the total proportion of untrained men carried.
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. EDMUND ROBERTSON,) DundeeThe Answer to the first part of the Question is: Yes, with the exception of midshipmen and junior accountant officers. As regards the second part, none were embarked to complete complement, but about 147 Royal Naval Reserve men were undergoing their annual training in the Fleet at the time. After such a lapse of time the information asked for in the third part of the Question cannot be furnished, but the proportion must have been very small.
MR. COUETHOPEOn behalf of the hon. Member for West Marylebone, I beg to ask the Civil Lord of the Admiralty how many battleships and how many cruisers which took part in the Naval Review last August had to proceed into dock for repairs immediately after the review, or had to be docked before being able to go to sea; and what were the names of the ships, together with the date on which they were last in dock for repairs prior to the review, and the 1522 period of their stay in dock both prior to and after the review.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONNone, Sir.