§ Mr. BROOKEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, having regard to the statements alleged to have been quoted from a private letter of three years ago to the First Sea Lord, the Admiralty have ever regarded Vice-Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton as an agitator in the naval service?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe Admiralty have never regarded Admiral Lambton as an agitator. His record is most distinguished, and the high appreciation in, which his services, both in peace and war, have been held by successive Boards, is shown by his rapid advancement and long succession of important appointments. I may add that no statement in the private letter can be reasonably interpreted as an allegation that Admiral Lambton was an agitator.