HC Deb 27 May 1909 vol 5 c1377
Sir BERKELEY SHEFFIELD

asked the Prime Minister if he has now satisfied himself that the capacity of our shipbuilding yards is sufficient for the laying down of the four "Dreadnoughts" in addition to the four ships already ordered this year without prejudice to the building programme of 1910–11?

Mr. McKENNA

There has never been any question of the capacity of the shipbuilding yards of this country to undertake any reasonably conceivable number of orders.