§ 20. Major Sir BERTRAM FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the fact that automatic promotion is already existent in His Majesty's Navy, he will consider the introduction of automatic promotion for the sick berth, supply, and naval cook branches in His Majesty's Navy?
§ Commander EYRES-MONSELLThe answer is in the negative.
Viscountess ASTORIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that there has been no promotion among sick berth attendants at Plymouth since October, 1921, and that there have been great delays in the naval cook branch?
§ Commander EYRES-MONSELLThat hardly arises out of the question. The question is whether promotion should be automatic.
Viscountess ASTORI think it does arise out of the question. [HON. MEMBERS: "Order‡"] Who is "ordering" me?