asked the Minister for Defence if the provision of one 70 man billet for the Naval Service, referred to in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 18 June 1980 is adequate to cope with the increase in establishment strength this year from 866 to 1,105; and where Naval Service personnel, other than those referred to in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 30

October 1980 are accommodated as there is only accommodation for 336.

Apart from the living accommodation at the Naval Base, Haulbowline, of which I gave details to the Deputy on 30 October, 1980, such accommodation is provided for personnel of the Naval Service on Spike Island, in a number of military barracks and on ships of the service. There is a substantial number of personnel who live outside official quarters and do not, therefore, require to be accommodated in such quarters.