HC Deb 15 July 1947 vol 440 cc33-4W
92. Sir W. Darling

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what recruiting depots and training centres exist in Scotland; and what plans he has for adding to these in view of Scotland's contribution to the Royal Navy in the war and the desirability of maintaining and increasing it.

Mr. W. Edwards

There are five Naval recruiting stations and ten training establishments in Scotland. There are also six combined recruiting centres. It is hoped to re-open a Naval recruiting station in Edinburgh when suitable premises are obtained, but otherwise no additions are at present contemplated. Following ate the details:

Naval recruiting stations:

Glasgow (Headquarters Station); Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Dumfries. (The combined recruiting centres are at these towns and at Edinburgh.)

TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS.
Place. Ship. Function.
Arbroath Condor Training of air artificer apprentices.
Crail Bruce Boys' training.
Donibristle Merlin Pre-flight training.
Evanton Fieldfare Training of naval airwomen.
Lossiemouth Fulmar Operational flying school.
Milltown Tender to Lossiemouth. Deck landing and deck landing control.
Port Edgar Lochinvar Minesweeping training.
Rosneath Rosneath Combined operations.
Rosyth Caledonia Training of artificer apprentices
Rosyth Safeguard Boom defence.
In addition, the Boys' Training Flotilla is based on Rosyth.

93. Sir W. Darling

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if, in view of the overcrowding at Chatham, he will consider a training depot in Scotland, in association with the preliminary training now given at Crail.

Mr. W. Edwards

As boys go straight to sea after finishing their preliminary training at Crail, there is no need for an associated adult establishment as far as they are concerned. I am, however, glad to assure the hon. Member that there is at present no serious overcrowding at Chatham and there will be even less by the end of the year.