§ Mr. Critchleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of men who would be seconded from the Royal Navy in the event of this country agreeing to make a 10 per cent. contribution to the seaborne multilateral force; and what proportion of these would be technically trained men.
§ Mr. HayAs my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence has stated today, it has not been decided whether or not a mixed-manned nuclear fleet should be created. It is therefore not possible to say how many Royal Navy personnel would be seconded if the United Kingdom decided to make a 10 per cent. contribution. A balanced contribution would be likely to include 50 per cent. technically trained officers and 30 per cent. skilled and semi-skilled ratings.