§ Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the reason for the increase in the number of officers of the Royal Navy employed at the Admiralty for the year 1931, seeing that the total number of officers on the active list of the Royal Navy has been substantially reduced?
Mr. ALEXANDERThe assistance of three additional officers, respectively a gunnery, an engineering and a signal specialist, is temporarily required for technical work connected with the provision of naval material. The requirements of such work do not depend upon the number of officers on the active list, but on other factors.