§ 14. Colonel WOODCOCKasked the First Lord of the Admiralty when the statement of the decision arrived at by the Board Committee as a result of the investigation of the organisation and methods of the Admiralty Office will be made public?
§ The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Bridgeman)No, Sir; the investigation is not yet nearly complete.
§ Colonel WOODCOCKIs the right hon. Gentleman aware of the great importance of this matter in the interests of economy, and will he push forward re-organisation?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am perfectly aware of the importance of the matter.
§ Colonel WOODCOCKIs the right hon. Gentleman still considering the Report of the Estimates Committee, who agreed that there should be some re-organisation?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe Committee agreed on certain recommendations in two sittings which we have been considering for two or three years.