HC Deb 07 April 1943 vol 388 c596
19. Mr. Walter Edwards

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether pack drill is now being used as a form of punishment in the Royal Navy; and, if not, when it was abolished?

The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. A. V. Alexander)

No, Sir. Pack drill is not, and never has been, used as a form of punishment in the Royal Navy.