§ MR. BELLAIRS (Lynn Regis)I beg to ask the Civil Lord of the Admiralty, how many docks there are on the coasts of the United Kingdom which can accommodate the "Dreadnought," distinguishing between private and Government docks, and including any docks now in course of building; whether all these docks will accommodate the "Invincible" class of cruisers; whether he is aware that on the East Coast one private dock is already in existence and another projected which are capable of accommodating these large vessels; and whether these facts will be duly considered when the question of Rosyth is again before the Board.
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. E. ROBERTSON, Dundee). There are five Government docks and ten private docks in the United Kingdom, which can take the "Dreardnought." All these docks could accommodate cruisers of the "Invincible" class. There is one dock already in existence on the East Coast capable of taking a "Dreadnought," but I have no information as to the second projected dry dock to which the lion. Member refers. The Answer to the last part of the Question is in the affirmative.