HC Deb 22 July 1925 vol 186 cc2228-9W
Mr. ALEXANDER

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the estimated cost to this country during the present financial year of the naval services provided for the defence of the Dominions, the Colonies, Protectorates, and Mandated Territories, respectively?

Mr. BRIDGEMAN

The services of the Navy can only he estimated in relation to the British Empire as a whole, and it is not practicable to make calculations of cost on the basis suggested.