§ MR. NIELD (Middlesex, Ealing)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the "Renown" is included in the number of first-class battleships appearing in the recently issued Return of Fleets; and whether the work of reconverting the vessel into a battleship has been commenced, and when it may be expected to be completed.
§ HE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. EDMUND ROBERTSON) DundeeThe Answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative. The work of restoring the "Renown"To her original condition has not yet been commenced, but it could, if necessary, be carried out in a very short space of time.