HC Deb 03 March 1937 vol 321 c349
26. Mr. T. Henderson

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many petty officers and other naval ratings have received craft training before their final discharge from the service in the home ports in the last three years, and the length of training period?

Lord Stanley

As the answer includes a table of figures, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the information required:

Number of Naval Ratings who received Vocational Training before Discharge.
1933–4. 1934–5. 1935–6.
Portsmouth 302 366 281
Chatham 116 150 96
Devonport 319 264 325
Total for the Royal Navy. 1,346 1,368 1,016
Notes.—(1) Ratings are not necessarily discharged to shore in the year in which they receive training.
(2) The men are trained for a large variety of occupations and the length of their training varies according to the occupation.

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