asked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the anticipated 7,000 people in the young persons' scheme will be involved with the Royal Navy; whether the existing spare capacity at the shore training bases at HMS "Raleigh" and HMS "Fisgard", Torpoint, will be utilised for this purpose; and if he will make a statement.

The Royal Navy is offering 1,950 places—about 28 per cent. of the total—on the young persons' scheme this summer. Owing to the present low level of the non-artificer entry to the Navy, sufficient spare capacity exists at HMS "Raleigh" to accomodate all the young persons' courses run by the Navy, and this will be used.