§ Mr. CLOUGHasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what was the total capital cost of construction and of armament equipment, what is the annual cost in maintenance and ammunition, and what is the annual cost of maintenance and pay of officers and men, including prospective non-effective charges, of the "Ajax," "Audacious," "Queen Mary," "Iron Duke," "Marlborough," "Benbow," "Delhi," "Tiger," "Queen Elizabeth," "Warspite," "Valiant," and the "Barham"?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI shall be glad to give my hon. Friend the information he seeks, but it is not possible to do so for at least a fortnight, owing to the pressure at which the Admiralty staff are working at this season of the year.