§ 70. Sir WILFRID SUGDENasked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the fact that 2317 19,202 tons of shipping have been lost of British ownership between 30th September and 31st December, 1925; and will he state what proportion of replacements have been built in British shipyards?
§ Sir B. CHADWICKThe tonnage of all ships removed from the British register during the quarter ended 31st December, 1925, from all causes, was 194,489 tons gross,, of which 138,300 tons was registered in the United Kingdom. The gross tonnage of vessels put on the British register during the same period was 327,042, of which 260,657 tons was registered at United Kingdom ports. Of the tonnage registered at United Kingdom ports, 246,339 tons were built in British shipyards, and 14,318 tons in foreign countries.