HC Deb 23 February 1949 vol 461 c1837
8. Mr. J. Lewis

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty on what date the Admiralty Fleet Order permitting plain clothes to be worn by ratings outside barracks was issued.

Mr. W. Edwards

The Admiralty Fleet Order was issued on 30th May, 1947.

Mr. Lewis

Does that Admiralty Fleet Order make it possible for naval personnel to wear plain clothes outside the barracks?

Mr. Edwards

I think the position is perfectly clear. The Question asks when the order permitting the wearing of plain clothes by ratings outside barracks was issued, and the answer is that the Admiralty Fleet Order was issued in 1947.