§ 71. Major Bruceasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of commissions granted from 23rd April, 1947, to date, in the electrical branch; and indicate how many of these came from the lower deck, and the branch from which they came.
Mr. DugdaleSeven commissions have been granted in the electrical branch from 23rd April, 1947, to date. Six were warrant electrical officers promoted direct to the rank of lieutenant (L). Of those six, two were formerly telegraphist ratings, two electrical artificers and two torpedo ratings. The other commission was granted to a petty officer radio mechanic. In addition, a further 44 officers already commissioned have been transferred during the same period from other branches of the Royal Navy and from the R.N.V.R.