§ Mr. MARKHAMasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if all draughtsmen who have passed the 1929 examinations will be retained at their posts?
Mr. ALEXANDERIf my hon. Friend refers to the position of draughtsmen who were given acting and temporary appointments by reason of their positions on the 1929 examination lists, when reductions in staff are being considered, the reply is that the Regulations provide for the officers last appointed from the latest examination lists to be the first selected to revert to their established positions unless there is some special reason to the contrary, and that draughtsmen holding acting appointments from the 1929 examination list would, therefore, be called upon to revert before similar draughtsmen appointed from earlier examination lists.