HC Deb 19 May 1909 vol 5 c395
Mr. ASHLEY

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many battleships and armoured cruisers were under construction by or for the German Government on 1st May in the years 1900, 1904, and 1909 respectively?

Mr. McKENNA

The numbers are as follows:—

The 1909 figures include one battleship and one cruiser of the 1909 programme, for which, according to our official information, orders have been given.

Mr. ASHLEY

Will the right hon. Gentleman say, in view of the figures he has just given, what justification there is for—

Mr. SPEAKER

Order, order. That is not a proper question.