HC Deb 18 March 1965 vol 708 cc320-1W
Mr. Rhodes

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many cadets were accepted for entry into the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, in each of the years from 1954 to 1964, inclusive.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

Numbers of cadets accepted for entry into Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, are as follows:

Year General List Supplementary List
1954 244 (5)
1955 160 (1)
1956 107 (2)
1957 157 (2)
1958 157 (—)
1959 160 (3)
1960 231 (8) 39 (5)
1961 146 (2) 186 (10)
1962 171 (—) 205 (5)
1963 198 (3) 192 (8)
1964 229 (2) 261 (9)

Notes:

(1) These figures exclude graduates entered directly into Dartmouth as Sub-Lieutenants.

(2) Cadets entered from Commonwealth countries for service in R.N. included in totals and shown separately in brackets.

(3) Supplementary List entries are shown from the date of the introduction of the first such entry, in September, 1960.

Mr. Rhodes

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many of the 600 cadets at present in the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, have their registered next-of-kin living in Northumberland and Durham, respectively.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

The total number of R.N. cadets of United Kingdom origin at Dartmouth in March, 1965, and those who have their registered next-of-kin living in Northumberland and

Total Number of Cadets Northumberland Durham
General List Supplementary List General List Supplementary List General List Supplementary List
269 199 3 2 2 4
468 11