§ 28. Sir JOHN LONSDALEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, if he has any official information to the effect that 15-inch guns are being mounted in the ships laid down by Germany last year, and that the German battleships of the Kaiser class are already armed with 14-inch guns; and if he can state how the German 15-inch gun compares with the British 13.5-inch gun in weight, length, and weight of projectile?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLSir, I have no official information on this subject.
§ Sir J. LONSDALEIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that it has been stated in almost every newspaper?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI have seen it stated in a good many newspapers. I have no official information on the subject.
§ Mr. C. CRAIGAre we to understand the right hon. Gentleman's agents are giving him no information, official or otherwise?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI think that the usage is very well understood.
§ Mr. C. CRAIGWould it not be better for the right hon. Gentleman to say straight out that he does not propose to answer the question of my hon. Friend?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI think that I might be permitted myself to choose the. answer.
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe question is to ask the right hon. Gentleman if he has any "official information."