80. Miss Wardasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can announce the allocation of any further Naval orders?
§ Mr. ShakespeareYes, Sir. Orders for the final eight destroyers of the 1937 programme are being placed with the following firms:
His Majesty's Ships "Larne" and "Lively": Messrs. Cammell Laird and Company, Limited, Birkenhead.
His Majesty's Ships "Legion" and "Lightning": Messrs. Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company, Wallsend-on-Tyne. (The hulls to be built by R. and W. Hawthorne, Leslie, Hebburn-on-Tyne.)
His Majesty's Ships "Lookout" and "Loyal": Messrs. Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock.
His Majesty's Ships "Laforey" and "Lance": Messrs. Yarrow and Company, Scotstoun, Glasgow.
§ Mr. LoganWill the Minister give consideration to Merseyside, and is it possible to make arrangements for the Liverpool side to participate in this work?
§ Mr. ShakespeareI think they have participated in part.
§ Mr. MaxtonWho chooses these extraordinary names?