§ MR. CURRANOn behalf of the hon. Member for the Blackfriars Division of Glasgow I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the annual cost of the pay and victualling of the stoker petty officers undergoing a two years course of training for mechanician rating.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSON£14,000. approximately.
§ MR. CURRANOn behalf of the hon. Member for the Blackfriars Division of Glasgow, I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the cost of officers, petty officers, and pensioned instructors; and what is the total value of the repairs executed by the stoker petty officer qualifying for mechanicians.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONThe first part of the Question was answered in a reply to the hon. Member for Barrow-in-Furness on the 17th March. The answer to the second part of the Question is about £4,000 a year.