§ MR. MIDDLEMOREI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the negotiations have now been completed for the purchase of the two destroyers to replace the lost "Gala" and "Tiger," and, if so, can he give particulars of their dimensions, their speed, and their names.
§ MR. MCKENNAThe negotiations, referred to have not been completed.
§ MR. MIDDLEMOREWhen are they likely to be completed? I first asked this Question seventeen days ago.
§ MR. MCKENNAThe negotiations have been protracted because the trials have not been quite satisfactory. That is not the fault of the Admiralty, of course.
§ MR. MIDDLEMOREDoes the right hon. Gentleman expect to be in a position to give the information before the end of the present session?
§ MR. MCKENNAIt does not depend on me.