§ MR. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN (Kent, Faversham)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he can now state the decision of the Government with respect to the system of classification in Her Majesty's Dockyards?
§ MR. E. ROBERTSONI am not yet in a position to give a definite reply to this question.
§ MR. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSENI must remind the hon. Member that this is the third time I have put the question and got a similar answer. On the last occasion he said a decision would be come to before Whitsuntide. Cannot he say something definite now?
§ MR. E. ROBERTSONI cannot say more than that the question is under active consideration at this moment.
§ MR. KEARLEY (Devonport)When will the hon. Gentleman be able to 'i Is it a question of weeks or of months. Shall we know before the end of the Session?
§ MR. E. ROBERTSONI should hope in a very short time.
§ MR. KEARLEYThen it is a question of weeks?
§ MR. SPEAKEROrder, order!