Mr. FRED HALL(Dulwich) asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether the building and equipment of any ships now in hand will be retarded and, if so, to what extent, as the result of the coal strike?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe effect of the coal strike will unquestionably be to retard the progress of work. It is not possible at the present time to form any estimate of the extent.