EARL JELLICOEasked Her Majesty's Government:
584WAWhether they are proceeding with the development of the Olympus gas turbine engine for use by the Royal Navy.
§ LORD SHACKLETONYes. A contract has recently been placed with Bristol Siddeley for the evaluation and trial of a shore-based version of the Olympus, with a view to developing a marine version of this engine for our future escorts.
House adjourned at fourteen minutes before ten o'clock.