§ 24. Mr. KINGasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that, of the sixteen Zeppelin airships that have been built in Germany, only six remain, the rest having already proved obsolete, useless, or disastrous; and whether he will continue to resist the appeal made to him to build or buy airships similar to those which in other countries have been found far from satisfactory?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLMy right hon. Friend has asked me to answer this question. The statement that of sixteen Zeppelin airships built in Germany only six remain is correct. There is no intention of building or buying airships of types that have proved unsatisfactory in other countries.