§ Captain BAGLEYasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether during the War the sum of over £4,000,000 was spent by the Naval Air Department upon American motor launches at a cost of over £8,000 each, for which purchasers are now vainly sought, at £100; whether any inquiry has been, or will be, made as to the circumstances of the contract and the price paid for these launches; and who was the director of the Department at the time?
§ Mr. AMERYNo American motor launches were purchased specially for the Naval Air Department during the War. The remainder of the question does not, therefore, arise.