LEADING RATES AND PETTY OFFICERS.

HC Deb 25 November 1926 vol 200 c554W

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the percentages of leading rates, petty officers, and chief petty officers, respectively, of the seaman, signal, telegraphist and stoker branches, respectively?

Mr. BRIDGEMAN

The percentages on 15th November, 1926, were as follow:

—	Leading Rates.	Petty Officers.	Chief Petty Officers.
	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.
Seaman Branch (including S.S. men and natives but omitting boys under training).	11.2	11.8*	2.4
Signal Branch	30.0	12.8	5.4
Telegraphist Branch	27.6	11.4	4.6
Stoker Branch	15.7†	16.0	5.6
*Includes Petty Officers rated 'Acting Chief Petty Officers whilst employed as Admirals' Coxswain or Coxswain in certain classes of destroyers and submarines who relinquish the acting rating on ceasing such duty.
†Includes Acting Leading Stokers.