§ Sir J. HASLAMasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will, in view of the inability of the Admiralty to make a material reduction in the clerical staff, recommend the Cabinet to appoint a committee to examine the staffing of the Admiralty and issue a White Paper as a result of its investigations?
Sir B. EYRES MONSELLI beg to refer the hon. Member to the replies which I have already given to questions on this subject by the hon. Member for Tynemouth (Mr. West Russell) on 1st454W June last, and by the hon. Member for the city of Chester (Sir C. Cayzer) on 25th May and let June.