§ Mr. BURGOYNEasked whether tenders have been invited for the twenty destroyers of the current naval programme; whether such tenders have been received; and, if so, from which firms have they been accepted?
§ Mr. McKENNATenders have been received, and are now under consideration.
§ Mr. ASHLEYWill the right hon. Gentleman say when this consideration will materialise in fact.
§ Mr. McKENNAVery shortly.
§ Mr. BURGOYNEasked whether the designs for the twenty destroyers of the current naval programme have been prepared by the builders tendering for their construction or by the Admiralty; and, if by the latter, whether the whole twenty are to be of one type?
§ Mr. McKENNATenders are under consideration for some destroyers to the builders' design and for some to that of the Admiralty.