§ Major HORE-BELISHAasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will see that on the occasion 239W of a hospital ship arriving in England to disembark patients, every facility be given to naval ratings for general leave irrespective of foreign service leave?
§ Mr. HODGESIn the event of the hospital ship being ordered to return to England with patients, the question of granting such leave as can be given without detriment to the service on which the ship is employed will be duly considered.