§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of apprentices to be entered in His Majesty's dockyards next year?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe numbers have not yet been settled.
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many apprentices completed their training in His Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport, during the years 1925, 1926, and 1927, respectively; and how many of these have been retained in Devonport Dockyard as hired men since completing their apprenticeships in each of the years mentioned?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe numbers of apprentices who completed their apprenticeship in the years 1925, 1926, and 1927 were 163, 137, and 81, respectively; of these there are now retained in the dockyard service, 11, 82, and 61.