HC Deb 01 December 1893 vol 19 cc267-8
SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT (Sheffield, Ecclesall)

I beg to ask the Civil Lord of the Admiralty whether, in consequence of the recent visit of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty and the Financial Secretary of the War Office to Gibraltar, the Government have come to a decision as to making a naval dock at Gibraltar?

MR. E. ROBERTSON

I have no-thing to add to the reply I gave to the hon. Baronet the Member for the Kingston Division of Surrey, on the 13th instant, that the matter is now being considered in relation to the general provision of docks at home as well as abroad, in connection with the Estimates for the next financial year.

SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT

Has any decision been come to to construct a dock?

MR. E. ROBERTSON

I can only repeat that the matter is under consideration.

SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT

I am not referring to the time. I want to know if it has been decided to construct a dock?

MR. E. ROBERTSON

That is the question which I say is now being considered.

MR. W. ALLAN

Is it not worth while making new docks at Portland, seeing that so many thousands of pounds are being spent there on a breakwater?

[No answer was given.]