§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many major surface combatants and submarines were in service with the Royal Navy in 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1980, respectively.
§ Mr. SpeedThe information is as follows:
sified as "fighter/ bomber", nor the fighter squadrons in the Middle and Far East air forces. The totals are not strictly comparable: the figures for 1950 include wartime squadrons not yet disbanded, and after 1960 some squadrons were reclassified as "fighter/bomber".