§ 103. Mr. Lewisasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many officers in the Royal Navy of the equivalent rank of rear-admiral or above, were on the 1st January, 1957, employed in the Admiralty; what is the nature of their occupations; and what is the total cost per week in salaries and allowances of these officers.
§ Mr. SoamesThirty-four. Seven are members of the Board of Admiralty. Seven are deputies or assistants to members of the Board. The remainder have mainly departmental responsibilities as directors or deputy directors of departments. The present rates of pay and allowances of naval officers of all ranks are printed in Cmd. 9692.