HC Deb 06 April 1936 vol 310 cc2434-5W
Colonel WEDGWOOD

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many men have been recruited for the Royal Navy from Southern Ireland in each of the last five years?

Lord STANLEY

The number of men and boys recruited for the Royal Navy and Royal Marines from the Irish Free State in each of the five financial years from 1931 to 1935 was 33, 25, 52, 186 and 287, respectively.