§ Mr. ROBERT HARCOURTasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he would give the following information in respect of certain vessels built and building, namely, "King George V.," "Centurion," "Ajax," "Audacious," and the new large armoured cruiser, date of order, and laying down?
§ Mr. McKENNAFor the ships being built in the dockyards, namely "King George V. "and" Centurion," the date of order is 16th November, 1910, and that of laying down 16th January, 1911, in each; case. Orders were placed provisionally 571W for the "Ajax" and "Audacious" on 13th December, 1910, and for the armoured cruiser on 12th January, 1911. None of these vessels have yet been laid down, though work under the contract in each case is in actual progress.