§ Sir B. FALLEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether Atlantic Fleet vessels ordered to the Mediterranean Station are to be staffed by Maltese non-continuous service officers' stewards and cooks; whether there are now a number of surplus continuous service senior petty officers and other ratings of this branch supernumerary in the three home port depots; and if he will take the necessary steps to secure that continuous service officers' stewards and cook ratings are employed in these vessels, and not Maltese non-continuous service ratings?
§ Mr. AMMONI would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply given on the 21st May to the hon. Member for the Central Division of Portsmouth (Sir T. Bramsdon).