§ MR. SCOTT-MONTAGU (Hampshire, New Forest)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if his attention has been directed to the high speed attained by boats fitted with internal combustion engines; if experiments are being conducted by the Admiralty to prove the value of boats so fitted for naval purposes; and if he can state the nature and results of such experiments.
§ *MR. PRETYMANThe reply to the first and second parts of the hon. Member's Question is in the affirmative. With regard to the latter part, the experiments are not sufficiently advanced to enable a decision to be arrived at as to the general suitability of this type of engine for naval purposes.
§ MR. SCOTT-MONTAGUIs the hon. Gentleman aware that foreign Governments are taking up this question seriously?
§ *MR. PRETYMANYes, Sir.