HC Deb 16 December 1936 vol 318 c2441
17. Miss WARD

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has any statement to make on the re-engining of two of His Majesty's battleships.?

Sir S. HOARE

Orders are about to be placed for new machinery for His Majesty's Ship "Queen Elizabeth" and His Majesty's Ship "Valiant" with the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, of Govan, Glasgow, and with the Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company, Limited, of Wallsend-onTyne, respectively.