§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether consideration has been given by the Inter-Departmental Committee on the Medical Branches of Fighting Services to No. 1 class request of the Sick-berth Branch Welfare Conference, 1924, which recommended that steps be taken at an early date to alleviate the present slowness of advancement in the sick-berth staff by increasing the percentage of higher ratings by raising the number of ward 1227W master lieutenants to three and by giving increased facilities for promotion to commissioned and warrant wardmasters?