HC Deb 30 March 1910 vol 15 c1292
Mr. WEDGWOOD

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if, under the new scheme of training, sub-lieutenants and lieutenants would be serving in the engine-rooms of our ships from about May, 1911, onwards; and, if so, did the Admiralty intend to carry into effect at once the changes in status of the present engineer officers which were foreshadowed in Lord Selborne's Memorandum over seven years ago?

The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. McKenna)

The first officers entered under the new scheme of training will go to sea as sub-lieutenants in May, 1911, and from that date onwards sub-lieutenants, and later on lieutenants so trained will served in the engine-room as required. The changes referred to as having been foreshadowed on page 8 of Lord Selborne's memorandum of December, 1902, have already been carried into effect.

Mr. WEDGWOOD

Will the right hon. Gentleman state whether there is likely to be any further amalgamation between the existing engineer officers—

Mr. McKENNA

I have already replied to my hon. Friend on this point, and I have stated that the subject is under the consideration of the Board of Admiralty.