HC Deb 07 July 1925 vol 186 c199
6. Sir NEWTON MOORE

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, before registering a ship as British, any inquiries are made as to whether it was constructed in Great Britain or was built of foreign material by foreign labour in a foreign port?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

One of the documents required to be produced before a ship is registered as British is a builder's certificate, which contains, inter alia, particulars of the place where the ship was built.