§ 11. Mr. GEORGE LAMBERTasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the German destroyers, in escaping on the 27th June, since Ostend and Zeebrugge are closed, violated Dutch neutrality by entering the Scheldt?
§ Dr. MACNAMARANothing is known of any such incident, nor is it believed that it occurred.
§ Mr. LAMBERTCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether Zeebrugge and Ostend are closed to enemy destroyers?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAI cannot add anything to what I said a week ago regarding the bottling up of destroyers, but if my right hon. Friend will see the Chief of the Naval Staff he will give him the reason for the view that nothing of this sort did occur.