§ Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLEasked the Prime Minister whether the recent reductions in the naval building programme are subject to revision and possibly to cancellation should the present Naval Conference fail to reach satisfactory conclusions or should the other naval Powers ultimately fail to make any reciprocal and proportional reduction in their respective building programmes?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am not in a position to make any statement regarding such a hypothetical situation.