§ MR. YERBURGH (Chester)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if he will state what were the numbers of battleships, cruisers, sloops, gunboats, and destroyers building in Great Britain on 10th March, 1894, when the Liberal Government announced their new programme of seven battleships, six cruisers, and two sloops, and what were the numbers of the various classes of the aforesaid ships building on 1st February, 1904, when the present Government announced their programme of two battleships, four cruisers, and fourteen destroyers; and can he state the numbers of the various classes of the aforesaid ships building in Germany on or about the said dates of the 10th March, 1894 and the 2nd February, 1904.
(Answered by Mr. Pretyman.) The numbers of battleships, cruisers, etc. building in Great Britain and Germany on the dates named were as follows:—
§ programme has been adhered to, and has not been accelerated in any way.