HC Deb 14 August 1890 vol 348 c967
ADMIRAL MAYNE (Pembroke and Haverford west)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can give the House any information as to the Report of the Committee on the Gibraltar Dock?

A LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. ASHMEAD BARTLETT, Sheffield, Eccleshall)

The Committee have, after a thorough investigation, completed their Report, which is in the printers' hands. The Report will be presented to the Admiralty and the other Departments interested in a few days, but I am unable to give the House any information as to the proposals of the Committee until the Government have come to a decision upon them.

ADMIRAL MAYNE

Do I understand the hon. Gentleman that he cannot say whether the Committee are in favour of a dock or not?

MR. ASHMEAD BARTLETT

The question as to the desirability of a dock was not directly submitted to the Committee. The Admiralty had already come to a decision that it was desirable that the dock should be built.