§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, seeing that many of His Majesty's ships are about to be transferred to the disposal list and with a view to increasing employment in His Majesty's Dockyards, he will arrange for the breaking-up of the condemned warships to be carried out in the Royal Dockyards?
Mr. ALEXANDERThe question of breaking-up condemned warships in His Majesty's Dockyards has been recently fully investigated, and it has been decided that the carrying out of this work in these establishments is not at present a desirable or an economical proposition. Moreover, the Royal Dockyards do not require work of this description at the present time.