§ 63. Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether arrangements are being made to give naval ratings, a considerable number of whom are married men, who are about to complete their two and a-half years' foreign service in His Majesty's Ship 1372 "Queen Elizabeth," Mediterranean Fleet, the foreign service leave to which they are entitled?
§ Mr. AMMONIn accordance with the Regulations arrangements are invariably made to relieve ratings as soon as practicable after completion of two and a-half years' foreign service, and in any case before the expiration of three years abroad. Foreign service leave follows automatically on return to the home depot.