§ 78. Commander Purseyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what are the number of ratings promoted to the warrant rank of gunner, gunner (T) and boatswain, respectively, during the year 1947; the numbers required for last year; and the number now qualified educationally and professionally, respectively, for each of these ranks.
Mr. DugdaleThe number of ratings promoted in 1947 to the ranks named, the number of vacancies which occurred in these ranks during that year and the numbers of Seaman Branch ratings now qualified professionally and both professionally and educationally are as follow:
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