§ Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will consider the provision of suitable cooking and washing accommodation on the sides of the smaller docks in Portsmouth dockyard used for the docking of small craft, observing that at present temporary arrangements for cooking are made on the upper deck of the vessel in dock and that there is no washing accommodation for engine-room ratings available when bath rooms are under repair and no hot water when boilers are out?
Mr. ALEXANDERCooking facilities for small craft when docked in the smaller docks at Portsmouth are provided by means of temporary galleys erected on the decks of the vessels or on the side of the dock, and these are considered adequate for the requirements of the small complements of these vessels. Washplaces are not available in the vicinity of the smaller docks, but inquiries are being made as to the practicability of providing suitable facilities for washing at a reasonable cost.