§ 123. Mr. Callaghanasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is his projected programme for release of naval schoolmasters; how many groups they are in arrear of the general releases; and how soon he hopes to have them all square.
§ Mr. AlexanderAt the present time, naval schoolmasters are 22 groups behind the level of the general releases in the Navy, and some 10 groups behind the general releases in the other Services. The requirement of a large number of schoolmasters for the educational and vocational training scheme unfortunately means that releases from many branches of the Navy 23W will be completed before that of schoolmasters. Under the programme, which I give below, however, they will have nearly caught up with general releases from the other two Services by the end of the year.
The programme of release for schoolmasters is as follows:
Groups and Latest Dispersal Dates
- 29 — 31st July.
- 30 — 31st August.
- 31 and 32 — 30th September.
- 33 to 35 — 31st October.
- 36 to 42 — 30th November.
- 43 to 47 — 31st December.