§ 9. Sir BERTRAM FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the provisions of Admiralty Fleet Order 2226, of 23rd September, 1932, Procedure for making representation on service conditions, cancel or modify in any way the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 12 of the King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, Welfare meetings; and whether welfare meetings will be permitted when Admiralty review of service conditions takes place in 1935 or whether lower-deck advisory members will be appointed to the committee authorised by Clauses (b) and (c) of paragraph 5 of Admiralty Fleet Order 2226 of 1932?
The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell)The Orders recently issued on this matter indicate the main principles of the new system which is to replace the existing Welfare Conference. Detailed Orders to the Fleet, including the necessary amendments to the King's Regulations, will be issued in due course, and I shall be glad to send particulars of these amendments to my hon. Friend.