§ Mr. WEDGWOODasked 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. WEDGWOODWill the right hon. Gentleman state whether there is likely to be any further amalgamation between the existing engineer officers—
§ Mr. McKENNAI 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.