§ Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will take steps to enforce the Admiralty Fleet Order forbidding the employment of newly entered and qualified naval assistant cooks in small vessels, destroyers, or shore stations, in order to prevent dissatisfaction through the employment of inexperienced cook ratings in vessels where only one cook rating is borne?
Mr. DAVIDSONI can assure my hon. Friend that every endeavour is made to avoid drafting inexperienced cook ratings to vessels or establishments only allowed one cook rating.
§ Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the fact that prior to the abolition of duck suits for naval cook ratings their kit included four pairs of duck trousers, two duck jackets and two drill tunics, four white suits in all, he will reconsider his decision of 25th May and authorise the issue of four white suits to newly-entered cook ratings?