11. Sir NAIRNE STEWART SANDEMANasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will see that when talking-film equipment is installed in the British Navy only British-made apparatus is used?
Mr. ALEXANDERI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member of the Isle of Wight (Captain P. Macdonald) on 17th December (OFFICIAL REPORT, columns 1240–1).
Sir N. STEWART SANDEMANI understand that two American firms are trying to get these orders, which would give a great deal of employment for engineers and electricians in this country. Will the right hon. Gentleman use his influence to get them placed in this country?
Mr. ALEXANDERAs the House knows, experiments are being carried out with three British apparatus and two foreign, but the money that will have to be used for the conduct of these entertainments for the ratings is not money granted by Parliament. It is money belonging to the men themselves which they have contributed from their fund. I will do my best to arrange that, as far as possible, British apparatus is used, but I certainly cannot impose conditions
| Wastage of personnel of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines (excluding Officers). | |||||||||||
| Financial Year. | Gross Wastage. | Total. | Reverted from Dominions, etc., and Deserters recovered. | Net Wastage. | Average Numbers Borne. | Percentage of Average Numbers Borne. | |||||
| Pensioned. | Invalided. | Died. | Other causes.* | Gross Wastage. | Net Wastage. | ||||||
| 1926 | … | 1,815 | 1,610 | 242 | 3,554 | 7,221 | 273 | 6,948 | 92,183 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
| 1927 | … | 1,549 | 1,359 | 166 | 2,976 | 6,050 | 304 | 5,746 | 93,207 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 1928 | … | 1,484 | 1,145 | 191 | 3,350 | 6,170 | 534 | 5,636 | 91,990 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 1929 | … | 1,565 | 1,250 | 245 | 3,277 | 6,337 | 503 | 5,834 | 89,642 | 7.1 | 6.5 |
| *(i.e., termination of engagement dismissals, purchased or free discharge, promoted, desertions, lent to Dominions, etc.). |