§ 51 Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the Admiralty have decided that the crew of the ship attached to the Portsmouth dockyard and employed on out-port work are to be relieved every two years; and, if so, will he undertake that the same privilege be given to the sister ship "Recovery" attached to the Devonport yard?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe Portsmouth Yard officers have made arrangements for relieving the crew of "Resource" (the vessel to which I presume the hon. Member refers) after two years' service in the vessel at an outport. It is being considered whether similar arrangements can be made in the case of "Recovery," but, as I stated in reply to the hon. Member on 29th May, the whole question of the hours, wages, and conditions of the Yard Craft Service generally is at present under the consideration of an Admiralty Committee.