§ MR. MIDDLEMORE (Birmingham, N.)To ask the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the reason of the new destroyers being so much inferior in size, speed, and armament to the latest "Tribal" class of destroyer.
(Answered by Mr. McKenna.) The Board of Admiralty do not admit that the new destroyers are inferior in size or armament to those of the "Tribe" class; as regards speed they are designed to meet fully all the requirements for which they are intended.