§ 18. Mr. SITCHasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many men of all ranks have been tried by court-martial for naval offences in connection with the campaigns in Russia since the Armistice, including those tried for refusal to embark for Russian theatres of war; how many have been sentenced to imprisonment for such offences; and what has-been the maximum sentence imposed?
§ Mr. LONGThe reply to the first part of the lion. Member's question is—two officers and eighty-seven men of the Royal Marines, for military offences; and nine ratings of the First Destroyer Flotilla, for naval offences. For the rest, I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to questions on this subject on Wednesday last.