§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked how many British battleships included in the Dilke Return of Fleets, dated 31st March 1904, have been removed from the effective list; and how many battleships not included in that Return have since been laid down or provided for?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe number of British battleships included in the Dilke Return of Fleets, dated 31st March 1904, which have been removed from the effective list, is 12. The number of battleships not included in that Return which have since been laid down or provided for, is 15 (including the four ships referred to in the footnote on pages 226–7 of the Navy Estimates for 1909–10).