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Mr. Callaghan
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty why the Mediterranean commission has been lengthened to 2½years; and if this is to be a permanent feature of the peacetime Navy.
Mr. Dugdale
No change has been made in the length of the commission on the Mediterranean station. It is for 2½ years, and has been so for a very long time.