§ MR. NIELDTo ask the Secretary to the Admiralty to what year's programme the armoured cruisers "Minotaur," "Shannon," "Defence," "Achilles," "Cochrane," "Natal," and "Warrior"
| Ship. | Programme. | Date laid down. | Date completed. | Time occupied in building. | |
| Yrs | Months. | ||||
| Minotaur | 1904–5 | 2nd Jan. 1305 | February 1908† | 3 | 1‡ |
| Shannon | „ | 2nd Jan. 1905 | February 1908† | 3 | 1‡ |
| Defence | „ | 22nd Feb. 1905 | December 1908† | 3 | 10‡ |
| Achilles | 1903–4 | 22nd Feb. 1904 | March 1907 | 3 | 1 |
| Cochrane | „ | 24th March 1904 | February 1907 | 2 | 11 |
| Natal | „ | 6th Jan. 1904 | April 1907 | 3 | 3 |
| Warrior | „ | 5th Nov. 1903 | May 1907 | 3 | 6 |
| † Anticipated dates of completion. | |||||
| ‡ Estimated. |