§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty when the inquiry into the mate scheme and promotion from the lower deck is to be opened?
Mr. ALEXANDERThe mate scheme is only a single aspect of the general question which, as I informed the hon. Member, in reply to a question on 30th January (OFFICIAL REPORT, Col. 1195), is under consideration by the Admiralty. It will not form the subject of any independent inquiry.