§ 16. Lieut. - Colonel Sir MERVYN MANNINGHAM-BULLERasked the President of the Board of Trade the approximate percentage of ships built in the United Kingdom and in other countries for the three years preceding the War and for the last three years for which figures are available?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ According to the returns published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, of the total gross tonnage of merchant vessels of 100 tons gross and upwards launched in the world in the years shown, the following proportions were launched in Great Britain and Ireland and in other countries:
| Year. | Great Britain and Ireland. | Other Countries. | ||
| Per cent. | Per cent. | |||
| 1911 | … | … | 68.1 | 31.9 |
| 1912 | … | … | 59.9 | 40.1 |
| 1913 | … | … | 58.0 | 42.0 |
| 1929 | … | … | 54.5 | 45.5 |
| 1930 | … | … | 51.2 | 48.8 |
| 1931 | … | … | 31.1 | 68.9 |