HC Deb 29 October 1929 vol 231 c10
18. Sir B. FALLE

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the amount of compensation paid to the private yard shipbuilding companies for the broken contracts for submarines and other Government orders placed before 26th July last?

Mr. AMMON

No payments for compensation have yet been made.

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

Is there any arrangement to pay compensation, and will compensation also be paid to the men in the Royal Dockyards?

Mr. AMMON

All those matters will be considered as and when they arise.

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

May I ask if, as a fact, any compensation is to be paid to the private firms?

Mr. AMMON

That is a matter for discussion between the firms concerned and the Admiralty.

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