§ Colonel DAYasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many requests were submitted to the Welfare Committee on behalf of the lower deck, and how many of these were granted; what was the nature of the requests granted and what will be the cost to the State; and will he place in the Library, 1383W for the information of Members, the whole of the 1924 welfare requests and the Admiralty reply?
Mr. DAVIDSONThe total number of requests put forward at the Welfare Conference, 1924, was 286. Some of the requests were approved outright and some only partially; in other cases action had already been taken independently at the Admiralty, and in some instances the request merely required an explanation, which was given. In the circumstances it is hardly practicable to answer the second part of the question, but I will with pleasure have a copy of the requests and of the Admiralty replies placed in the Library for the information of Members-The cost to the State cannot be calculated with any exactness, but may be taken roughly at about £500 a year.