§ MR. JENKINS (Chatham)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether 61 he is aware that at the Chatham Naval Hospital there are at present only one cook and an assistant engaged in serving the 320 patients and nine officers, which results in badly-cooked food being served to the patients, thus retarding their recovery; and whether he will take steps to have a more adequate staff provided.
(Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) The staff actually employed, which consists of one cook and two assistant cooks, is considered adequate, and compares favourably with those at Haslar and Plymouth. I cannot find that there is any justification for the suggestion contained in the hon. Member's Question.