§ Lord ROBERT CECILasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many ships and vessels of all classes are wholly or partially fitted to burn oil fuel; whether any ships are fitted to convey oil to vessels at sea, and, if so, how many; and what is the radius of action at 10 knots of the oil-fuel torpedo-boats, originally called coastal destroyers?
§ Mr. McKENNAI am afraid I must ask the Noble Lord to defer this question, as I have not been able to obtain the information required to enable me to answer it to-day.