§ Mr. J. Hallasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware of the acute unemployment amongst royal naval reservists in the dockyard towns; and whether he will consider obtaining the number of men required for temporary service without disturbing middle-aged men who are in work and who have already served 22 years to obtain their pension?
§ Mr. ShakespeareThe total number of ex-regular sailors on the books of the Employment Exchanges at the three dockyard ports is 350 including non-reservists, men over age and those medically unfit. It is obvious, therefore, that it is impossible to meet naval requirements from this source even if all the fit reservists were of the type required now, but, where possible, unemployed reservists are being called up.