§ Lord C. BERESFORDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, when skilled labourers are discharged from His Majesty's dockyard, the Admiralty will give instructions that the men's discharge notes shall mention the nature of the work they have been employed at and the duration of their service?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThere is already an Admiralty instruction to this effect, a copy of which I will forward to the Noble Lord.
§ Lord C. BERESFORDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether men employed in the engineer manager's department of His Majesty's dockyard, Portsmouth, with four, five, and six years' service of good character, have been discharged and men with eighteen months' or less service have been retained?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe facts are as stated in the question. But this reply should be read in conjunction with the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for the West Houghton Division on 18th April.