Brigadier Clarkeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty at what dates in 1950, prior to 1st September, did his Department make appeals for men to extend their service to complete 22 years.
§ Mr. CallaghanNo specific appeals were made, but the need for more men to re-engage to complete time for pension has been well known to the Navy for some time.
Brigadier Clarkeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many serving personnel in the Royal Navy extended their service to complete 22 years during the three months prior to 1st September, 1950.
§ Mr. CallaghanOne hundred and seventy-five, including Royal Marine other ranks.
Brigadier Clarkeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many naval personnel were induced, prematurely, to extend their service to complete 22 years, by appeals through ships' orders and, in consequence, did not receive the £100 bounty which they would otherwise have received by extending their service after 1st September, 1950.
§ Mr. CallaghanThere are some 300 men who re-engaged for pension before 1st September, 1950, who could have done so later. How many of these acted in response to positive encouragement I cannot say, as appeals issued through 151W ships' orders would be a matter of local administration. Undoubtedly local encouragement to re-engage increased recently, due to the greater need. The Royal Navy is always anxious that good men should re-engage for pension within the limits set by manning requirements, and the main inducement must be the conditions of service foreseeable at the time.