§ MR. NIELD (Middlesex, Ealing). To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that torpedo boats Nos. 65 to 73, which are twenty years old, are referred to in certain standard naval works as being of no fighting value; and whether the Admiralty will consider the advisability of removing them from the list.
(Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) It is not proposed to remove these vessels from the list so long as they are suitable for performing the duties they would be required to undertake in war.