§ 28. Sir H. BRITTAINasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how the Admiralty Office Vote compares with that Vote before the War, and what efforts are being made for its reduction?
§ The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Bridgeman)I would refer my hon. Friend to the published Navy Estimates for the two periods in question. The reasons for the increased staff at the Admiralty were given in detail in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Central Nottingham (Mr. Bennett) on the 18th November last [OFFICIAL REPORT, Columns 358–364]. The Departmental staffs are constantly under review and have been subjected to special examination recently, as a result of which the actual reduction which will be brought about by the 1st April next amounts to over 100.