§ SIR GEORGE DOUGHTY (Great Grimsby)To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he has any information as to the amount of shipping registered in the United Kingdom and flying the British flag which is owned and controlled by foreign capital.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) The Board of Trade have no definite information on the subject to which the hon. Member refers. It is, of course, well known that a considerable amount of tonnage under the British flag is controlled by foreign capital, and also that a considerable amount of tonnage under foreign flags is controlled by British capital.