§ Mr. Flemingasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that Manchester men who apply to join the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve depôt ship at Liverpool are kept waiting 643W considerable periods after their names have been entered on a waiting list; and whether he can assist Manchester in its Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve recruiting campaign?
§ Mr. ShakespeareI am glad to say that the Mersey Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve is up to strength and it is for that reason that all men who apply to join the Division have to wait for a time before they can be enrolled. As I informed the hon. Member on the 20th February, the claims of Manchester will be borne in mind if a further expansion of the Reserve becomes necessary.