§ 15. Mr. ROSEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the approximate date upon which the contracts for the four capital ships, since cancelled, were placed, and the approximate date of the placing of the two smaller capital ships now under construction; and the prices to be paid to contractors in both cases?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Commander Eyres-Monsell)The four battle cruisers subsequently cancelled were ordered in October, 1921. The two battleships now under construction were ordered in December, 1922. It is not the practice to disclose contract prices.