§ MR. YOXALL (Nottingham, W.)I beg to ask the Civil Lord of the Admi- 994 ralty, in view of the fact that the Director of Naval Intelligence is empowered to make representations but cannot command their adoption in any particular, whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government to expand and strengthen the Department of Naval Intelligence, with a view to giving it more influence at the Admiralty.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERIt is considered that the Naval Intelligence Department is capable of performing all the services demanded of it, and it is not intended at the present time to expand it or to alter its constitution and functions.