§ 88. Dr. Kingasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what bodies are being asked to submit evidence and opinions to the working party which he has set up to inquire into the recruitment of cadets for Dartmouth Royal Naval College.
§ Mr. J. P. L. ThomasThe committee reviewing cadet entry to the Royal Navy has asked for evidence, oral or written, from naval officers, Admiralty officials, and bodies and individuals in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland representing headmasters and teachers from maintained, assisted and independent schools, local education authorities and their educational committees and officers, nautical training establishments, the merchant shipping industry and the Ministries of Education and Labour.
§ 89. Dr. Kingasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, whilst withholding information of military value, he will in due course publish the report containing the recommendations of the working party he has appointed to consider recruitment of cadets for Dartmouth Royal Naval College, together with summaries of the evidence submitted to that working party.
§ Mr. J. P. L. ThomasAs I told the House on 30th July, in answer to a previous Question from the hon. Member, it would be contrary to Admiralty practice to publish a report of this nature. As I then said, I will make a statement to the House when I have received the committee's report; but I cannot promise to publish the evidence on which it is based.