§ Sir R. Rankinasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he can give a list of ports at which training facilities for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve are now available; and to what extent it is proposed to add to this list during the current year?
§ Mr. ShakespeareTraining facilities are now available at the following ports:
- London—London Division.
- Glasgow and Greenock—Clyde Division.
- Dundee and Leith—East Scottish Division.
- Bristol—Severn Division.
- Liverpool and Birkenhead—Mersey Division.
- Hove and Newhaven—Sussex Division.
- Newcastle and South Shields—Tyne Division.
- Belfast—Ulster Division.
In addition, the Humber Division has begun recruiting and the drill ship is expected to berth at Hull shortly.
A division will be opened at Southampton (Solent Division) during the latter part of the year and another at Cardiff (South Wales Division) at the end of the year or the early part of 1940.