§ 13. Sir F. SANDERSONasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce legislation with a view to controlling the sale of the rights of exhibition of British films in foreign and mandated countries, in view of the damage to British prestige by the exhibition of unsuitable films in foreign countries and, in particular, in Eastern countries such as Persia, Iraq, Palestine and Turkey?
| Vessels of 100 tons gross and upwards registered at ports in the United Kingdom, the registers of which were reported to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen as closed on account of sale to foreigners. | ||||||||
| Year. | Total sold to foreigners. | Vessels subsequently reported by Lloyds Register of Shipping Balance to be broken up. | Balance presumably trading. | |||||
| Number of Vessesls | Gross Tonnage | Number of Vessesls | Gross Tonnage | Number of Vessesls | Gross Tonnage | |||
| 1931 | … | 172 | 570,654 | 41 | 210,776 | 131 | (a) | 359,878 |
| 1932 | … | 167 | 645,862 | 56 | 331,684 | 111 | 314,178 | |
| 1933, to 31st Oct | … | 191 | 802,554 | 37 | 233,771 | 154 | (b) | 568,783 |
| (a) Including one vessel of 5,201 tons restored to British Registry shortly after closing of registry. | ||||||||
| (b) Including one vessel of 3,046 tons sold and immediately repurchased and 13 vessels of 77,081 tons reported to have been sold for breaking up purposes, but demolition not commenced, so far as is known |