§ Lieut.-Commander FLETCHERasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what docking accommodation for the largest existing capital ships, and for the two new battleships, is available between Rosyth and Portsmouth?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe new dry dock at Tilbury will accommodate all existing capital ships except the battle cruisers. I am not prepared at the moment to disclose any information bearing on the dimensions of the two battleships of the 1936 programme.