§ 12. Viscount CURZONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he, can now make any statement as to the Grand Fleet fund; what is the total amount of the fund; what is its income; what is the number of the staff required to administer it; what are the total costs of administration per annum; how are the expenses of administration defrayed; and what is the percentage of cases dealt with by the fund of the number of applications received?
§ Mr. LONGI have nothing to add at present to the reply given to my Noble and gallant Friend on the 10th of December. The Admiralty representative appointed on the Committee of the fund with the object of keeping the Admiralty in touch with its general policy, has not yet made a report.
§ Viscount CURZONHow are Members of this House to obtain any information with regard to the Grand Fleet Fund?
§ Mr. LONGAll they can do is to get their information through Questions and Answers. I do not think that my Noble 378 Friend doubts that the Admiralty has given all the information they can, and in my answer I have shown the reason why we cannot give him more at the present time.