33. Miss WARDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the contract for two cruisers for which tenders have been invited have yet been placed; and, if so, to which firms the orders have been allocated?
§ The CIVIL LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Captain Euan Wallace)The tenders are still under consideration and the contracts in question have not yet been allocated.
Miss WARDCan my hon. and gallant Friend say when we are likely to be told when the orders are to be allocated?
§ Captain WALLACEI think that I am safe in saying that it will be very shortly.