§ 90. Commander Courtneyasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give an assessment of the cost effectiveness of the last full year of duty by the officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer (S) Reserve at an estimated cost to the Exchequer of £4,000; and whether, in view of this, he will revise his decision to abolish this section of the naval reserves.
§ Mr. MayhewAs I told the hon. Member for Maidstone (Mr. John Wells) on 22nd February, we cannot now foresee a useful rôle for the R.N.V.S.R. in a future war. The question of cost effectiveness therefore does not arise.