§ MR. WILLIAM ALLAN (Gateshead)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if he will give the names of the cruisers of the "Medusa" class that have their forced draught fan engines and fans fitted to and above the protective deck, as is being done in the "Medusa" at present at Jarrow.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERNone of the other cruisers of the "Medusa" class have their forced draught fan engines and fans fitted to and above the protective deck. The cruisers referred to in my previous answer as those in which this arrangement has been adopted, were, as then stated, second-class cruisers, and are the four ships of the "Arrogant" class. As the hon. Member is doubtless aware, the "Medusa" is not a second-class but a third-class cruiser.
§ MR. WILLIAM ALLANHow can the hon. Gentleman reconcile that statement with the one he made to me on a previous occasion?
§ * MR. SPEAKEROrder, order! That is a matter of argument.