§ 51. Mr. DAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Government have agreed to provide financial assistance towards the construction of any further liners to be built by the Cunard White Star Company; and can he give particulars?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINNo proposals have yet been made to the Government for constructing additional tonnage under the provisions of the North Atlantic Shipping Act, 1934.
§ Mr. SHINWELLAre we to understand from that answer that there is no truth in the newspaper statement regarding a location for the building of a new Cunarder?