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| 1908 | Asquith, Henry Herbert |  |
| Appoints a committee of Lloyd George, Churchill & Harcourt for War Office estimates |
| 1909 | Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Agrees to the construction of 4 new battleships |
| 1910 | Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Agrees to the construction of 4 new battleships |
| 1912 | Cassel, Ernest | |
| 31st Jan Cassel warns Churchill & Lloyd George about German naval expansion |
| 1912 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Jan Learns plans to deepen the Kiel Canal, Britain will need 40 battleships within 24 hrs |
| 31st Jan Cassel warns Churchill & Lloyd George about German naval expansion |
| 14th Feb Circulates the new German Navy Law to the Cabinet |
| 18th Mar Announces in the Commons that for every German battleship built Britain should build 2 |
| 9th May Weymouth Present for the King's inspection of the Fleet |
| 1913 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Offers Germany a "naval holiday" & to halt naval armament, the Germans refuse |
| 21st May The new Naval Law is passed by the Reichstag in order to expand the German navy |
| 28th Aug Draws up detailed plans to create a War Fleet of 79 battleships by 1920 |
| 1914 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 22nd Jan Churchill's proposals to increase Naval expenditure split the cabinet |
| 10th Feb Churchill's proposals in cabinet to increase Naval expenditure are accepted |
| 1923 | Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| 5th July Stoke on Trent Makes a speech at Stoke-on-Trent in favour of the rearmament of Great Britain |
| 1929 | MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| The USA & Great Britain sign an agreement for complete parity in all naval vessels |
| 1932 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 12th Aug Churchill's first Speech in Parliament warning about German rearmament |
| 1933 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Begins to advocate re-armament against Germany |
| 1934 | Baldwin, Stanley | |
| 19th July Announces a new air Defense program |
| 19th July Royal Air Force squadrons are to be increased by 41 |
| 1934 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 28th Nov Warns of growing German air strength |
| 1934 | Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| 17th April Attempts a 4 power convention for a rearmament settlement with the Germans |
| 17th April The French refuse to negotiate & allow any increase in German arms |
| 5th July Speaks up in favour of British rearmament at a speech made in Stoke-on-Trent |
| 1935 | Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| 11th Mar Moves that increased arms budgets is at variance with the League of Nations |
| 1935 | Baldwin, Stanley | |
| 4th Mar Signs a White Paper to modernize equipment & increase estimates |
| 18th Mar The government protests about Germany's conscription & existence of the Luftwafe |
| 18th June German-British Fleet agreement, the German fleet is set to 35% of the British, supports the revision of the Versailles treaty and leads to some discomfort between France and Great Britain |
| 1936 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 23rd April Advocates a the creation of a Ministry of Supply |
| 1937 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| Inroduces a "National Defence Contribution", defeated by the City & backbenchers |
| 1937 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 14th Mar Warns the Commons about Hitler's plans following the German absorption of Austria |
| 1937 | Dalton, Edward Hugh John Neale | |
| Persuades the Parliamentary Labour Party to abstain for the annual service estimates |
| The Labour Party Conference accepts a proposal from Dalton to oppose appeasement |
| 1937 | Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| 16th Nov London Protests to Chamberlain about Halifax's visit to Germany |
| Dec London Supports a "genaral settlement" with Germany including a disarmament & a Western pact |
| 1937 | Hore-Belisha, Leslie | |
| London Supports Chamberlain's policy of appeasement |
| 1937 | Inskip, Thomas | |
| 22nd Dec London Inskip's report on arms expenditure is reviewed by the Cabinet, emphasises diplomacy |
| 1938 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| 19th Feb London Says in cabinet rearmament in 2 yrs will create "the gravest financial dislocation" |
| Oct London The rearmament programme is stepped up with an emphasis on heavy bombers |
| 1939 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| 3rd Sep Parliament passes the National Services (Armed Forces) Act |
| 1939 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 14th July London A Ministry of Supply is created, 1st advocated by Churhill in 1936 |
| 1940 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Naval construction is top followed by production of fighters for the battle of Britain |
| 27th Feb London Introduces the Navy estimates to Parliament for the 1st time since 1914 |
| 1945 | Ironside | |
| 12th June London Completes the plan for the defense of Britain |
| 1954 | Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| Gets the Parliamentary Labour Party to support German rearmament |
| 1954 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Agrees with the USA that Germany should be able to rearm |
| London Agrees with the USA that the Allies should allow Germany to rearm |
| 1957 | MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| 19th Feb London Makes a speech in Parliament calling for global disarmament & a summit |
