§ 15. Mr. BRIANTasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has yet effected any economies in the administration of his Department which will result in decreased Estimates for the coming year?
Mr. DAVIDSONThe Departmental staffs are all being carefully reviewed, and reduced where possible, and I certainly hope that the result will be seen in a reduced Admiralty establishment during next year. But I should like to make it quite clear to the hon. Member that the immediate result of the large schemes of reduction in naval expenditure on which we are at work is to throw heavy additional work on the Department for the time being, and thus to postpone the date at which reductions of staff become effective.
Captain BENNWhy did the Admiralty tell us when they presented their Estimates that they were cut to the bone?