§ Mr. SPOORasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can make a Return of the submarine craft at present built or building by the various Powers?
§ Mr. AMERYI have been asked to reply to this question. The particulars are as follow:
Power. Built. Building. Great Britain *92 8 (including 6 Commonwealth vessels and 2 Dominion (Canada) vessel). Brazil 3 Nil. Chile 6 Nil. Denmark 12 2 France 49 5 (including 4 condemned). Germany Nil. Nil. Italy *51 Nil. (projected 4). Japan 24 15 (according to reports which have appeared in the public press up to March 14). Netherlands 13 2 Norway 4 2 Peru 2 2 Portugal 4 Nil. Spain 4 6 Sweden 10 8 Russia 36 23 (1 assembling; 2 in cases at Nikolaev; 20 Petrograd uncertain). United States of America. 107 41 * Excluding vessels earmarked for disposal.