§ Captain C. Smithasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many engineering cadets were accepted for service with the R.N.; how many of them were accepted for commissions; and how many of them had been in the R.N. prior to their taking the engineering cadet course.
Mr. AlexanderDuring the past 10 years, 549 promotions were made to Lieutenant (E) on the general list. Of these, 320 were entered direct as cadets and 229 had had previous service as ratings. These figures are based on the assumption that the hon. and gallant Member is referring to permanent officers on the general list of engineer officers. Temporary commissions granted during the war are, therefore, omitted, and the figures exclude warrant officers promoted to Lieutenant (E) on the warrant officers list, but include warrant officers promoted to Lieutenant (E) on the general list.