§ Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether in view of the refusal of the Japanese Government to give any assurance regarding her battleship construction, he will call a new naval limitation conference or, alternatively, take steps to regain for this country complete freedom of action regarding naval construction?
§ Viscount CranborneThe question of future procedure is under close consideration by His Majesty's Government and I have nothing at present to add to the second part of the reply which I made to the hon. Member for Chester (Sir C. Cayzer) on 14th February.