§ Sir R. GOWERasked the Prime Minister if His Majesty's Government, prior to deciding to restrict this country's naval shipbuilding programme, consulted the Governments of all the British Dominions 1609W beyond the seas; and, if so, what the expressed opinion of each of these Governments was?
§ The PRIME MINISTERHis Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom informed His Majesty's Governments in the Dominions beforehand of their decisions as to the naval construction programme, but the matter was not one calling for formal consultation prior to decision.