§ Sir T. BRAMSDONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he is aware that discontent now exists among certain classes of petty officers on account of the fact that a yeoman of signals who refused promotion three years ago in order that he might remain in His Majesty s Yacht Service and who has been retained at the top of the advancement roster is now to be given the first opportunity of advancement when a vacancy will shortly arise for a chief yeoman in His Majesty's yachts; and will he investigate this case with a view to amending the Regulations which permit injustice to other deserving ratings to occur?
§ Mr. AMMONMy information is that a yeoman of signals in His Majesty's yacht "Victoria and Albert" declined advancement to chief yeoman in April last in conformity with the Regulations, which allow ratings to decline advancement in the general service in order to remain in the yacht, and that he has now become eligible for advancement in a yacht vacancy under the ordinary Regulations of the Service, which apply to all ships. I find it difficult to understand how it can be suggested that discontent has been caused among other ratings by the fact that this particular rating has voluntarily allowed his own advancement to be delayed for several months.