SPECIAL ENTRY CADETS.

HC Deb 29 January 1931 vol 247 cc1159-60W

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of executive special entry cadets entered annually since 1913 and the number remaining on the active list, stating present ranks?

Mr. ALEXANDER

Up to and including the year 1923, special entry cadets were not earmarked on entry for executive duties. The figures given below for the years 1913 to 1923 inclusive show the number of special entry naval cadets entered for Executive and Engineering duties. The figures for the years 1924 onwards show the numbers entered for executive duties:

For either Executive or Engineering duties—

1913	…	…	…	…	42
1914	…	…	…	…	62
1915	…	…	…	…	63
1916	…	…	…	…	83
1917	…	…	…	…	134
1918	…	…	…	…	158
1919	…	…	…	…	46
1920	…	…	…	…	15
1921	…	…	…	…	16
1922	…	…	…	…	15
1923	…	…	…	…	15

For Executive duties—

1924	…	…	…	…	15
1925	…	…	…	…	28
1926	…	…	…	…	28
1927	…	…	…	…	30
1928	…	…	…	…	18
1929	…	…	…	…	14
1930	…	…	…	…	11
Total	…	…	…	…	793

I regret the information asked for in the second part of the hon. Member's question is not readily available, and the detailed investigation in tracing the individual records appears hardly to be justified.