§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that the ship's company of His Majesty's Ship "Resolution," commissioned on 30th December, 1927, were unable to have the usual Christmas leave prior to leaving England for foreign service, and that now on return to England, after two and a-half years, the crew are retained on board to refit the vessel, and are being allowed the bare 33 days' foreign service leave, but although they are in dockyard they are unable to secure the seven days' summer leave as granted to men serving in the home ports; and whether he will take steps to arrange that the seven days' summer leave be granted?
§ Mr. AMMONThe ship's company which commissioned "Resolution" in December, 1927, were given the foreign service leave to which they were entitled in July, August, and September, 1930, on the return of the vessel from the Mediterranean. While on such leave they cannot be regarded as rendering service qualifying them for the grant of summer leave, but from the date of their return from foreign service leave their service in the ship will count towards the grant of seasonal leave at Christmas.