§ Mr. Willisasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the number of Her Majesty's ships in commission and the number of men serving in them at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-Ewing202 ships, excluding auxiliaries, and 37,103 naval personnel as at 1st March, 1962. The latter figure does not include operational units of the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Marine Commandos not actually embarked.