§ Mr. Parkerasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many active service ratings of the writer branch of the Navy have been promoted to warrant rank since the outbreak of war; and how many paymaster-commanders have been promoted to paymaster-captains in the same period?
Mr. AlexanderThe number of active service writer ratings promoted to warrant rank since the outbreak of war is 22; the number of paymaster-commanders promoted to paymaster-captain is nine. These figures exclude temporary and acting appointments.