§ 24. Sir GEORGE TOULMINasked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that there is at the present moment a considerable demand for merchant shipping; and whether, in order to meet this demand, he can initiate steps for the prompt sale of all merchant ships prizes of war, thus enabling them to be utilised at once for the carriage of merchandise?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThere is a lack of shipping, and it would be to some extent relieved by the prompt sale of the prizes. The whole matter is receiving careful attention.