§ Earl WINTERTONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, what steps, if any, have been taken to replace H.M.S. "Bedford," or to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of H.M.S. "Newcastle" to the China station?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe loss of the "Bedford "is one of the factors that has been taken into account in arranging the programme of new construction. No vacancy has been caused by the removal of H.M.S. "Newcastle" to the China station.