31. Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if, having regard to the amount of unemployment amongst stokers of the Royal Naval Reserve, he can see his way to extend the period of three months' grace in which to obtain employment now granted to Royal Naval Reserve stokers who are unemployed when they apply for re-enrolment, or will he 2204 extend the exemption from the employment condition granted to men of three years' sea service during the War to men of a lesser period of war service?
Mr. DAVIDSONThe Admiralty are anxious to do what is possible without detriment to the efficiency of the Reserve, and the matter is being investigated.