§ 56. Mr. DOUGLAS HACKINGasked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of shipping tonnage laid up in home ports at convenient dates in November, 1929, and in March, 1930, respectively?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe only information available is that published in the quarterly returns of laid-up tonnage issued by the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom. According to these returns, on 1st October, 1929, 122 vessels, of a total net tonnage of 265,997, were reported as laid up in the principal ports of the United Kingdom. On 1st January, 1930, 167 vessels, of a total net tonnage of 352,659, were similarly reported as laid up. Corresponding figures for the past quarter are not yet available.