§ Sir H. FOSTERasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the limitations on Portsmouth as a port of 62W transit for commercial purposes, due to the naval requirements of the Admiralty, he will see that Portsmouth Dockyard receives a full share of construction work and, in particular, will authorise the construction of new building slipways at Portsmouth and Devonport to be available for future construction purposes?
Mr. DAVIDSONPortsmouth Dockyard always receives a full share of construction work. There is no necessity at the present, nor as far as can be foreseen in the future, for additional building slipways at Portsmouth or Devonport.