§ 25. Commander SOUTHBYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the extent of the current naval building programmes of Great Britain, France and Italy, respectively?
Mr. ALEXANDERAs the reply is in tabular form, I will, with the hon. and gallant Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The reply is as follows:
§ The 1930 building programmes of Great Britain, France and Italy are: 1231
| — | Great Britain. | France. | Italy. |
| Cruisers | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Leaders | 1 | 6 | — |
| Destroyers | 8 | — | 4 |
| Submarines | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| Surface Minelayers | — | 1 | — |
| Sloops | 4 | — | — |
| Despatch vessels | — | 2 | — |
| Minesweeper-Net-layer. | — | 1 | — |
| Netlayer | 1 | — | — |