§ 15. Mr. Parkerasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of executive officers at present undergoing each of the various specialist staff courses, and the total; and the number of officers commissioned from the lower deck in each course, and the total?
§ Lieut.-Colonel LlewellinAs the information requested can be best given in the form of a table, I will, with the
| Course. | Total Number of Executive Officers at present attending. | Number of Officers from lower deck included in total. |
| Staff Course | 31 | Nil. |
| Officers qualifying as specialists in Gunnery | 22 | 2 |
| Officers qualifying as specialists in Torpedo | 12 | Nil. |
| Officers qualifying as specialists in Navigation | No course at pre sent being held. | |
| Officers qualifying as specialists in Signals | 8 | Nil. |
| Officers qualifying as specialists in Anti-Submarine | 13 | 1 |
| Officers qualifying as specialists in Physical and Recreational Training. | No course at pre sent being held. | |
| Officers qualifying as specialists as Observers (Fleet Air Arm). | 6 | 1 |
| Officers qualifying as specialists as Pilots (Fleet Air Arm). | 29 | Nil. |
| Total | 121 | 4 |
§ NOTE.—Officers specialising in Hydrographic Surveying or in Submarines are not shown as no specific preliminary courses are prescribed for these branches.