HC Deb 20 December 1933 vol 284 c1276
7. Brigadier-General NATION

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what percentage of persons presenting themselves for recruitment for the Royal Navy for the last 12 months were rejected on physical or medical grounds?

Sir B. EYRES MONSELL

For the last financial year, the percentage rejected on physical and medical grounds was 41. This is a large percentage, but the standard of physical fitness for the Royal Navy is a very high one. The number of applicants to join is so large that we only require to take about one-fourteenth of the total number.

Brigadier-General NATION

Would the right hon. Gentleman say whether these are approximately the normal figures of the last two or three years?

Sir B. EYRES MONSELL

Yes, Sir.