HC Deb 05 November 1947 vol 443 c207W
69. Commander Noble

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many retired officers are employed in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.

Mr. Dugdale

On 31st October, 389 retired officers were employed in the Royal Navy and four in the Royal Marines. It is the intention progressively to reduce this number so that most of the retired officers will have been released by the end of March, 1948.