16. Miss WARDasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the class and tonnage of ships allocated to individual yards for the years 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, and 1935, respectively?
Lord STANLEYAs the answer involves a tabular statement I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT. The hon. Member will, no doubt, have seen the figures which have been supplied to the Commissioner for Special Areas (England and Wales) and published in the Press concerning tonnage allocated to the Clyde and Tyne.
§ Following is the statement:
1681| Yard. | 1931 Programme. | 1932 Programme. | 1933 Programme. | 1934 Programme. | 1935 Programme. | |||||||||||||
| Class. | Tonnage. | Class. | Tonnage | Class. | Tonnage. | Class. | Tonnage. | Class. | Tonnage. | |||||||||
| Swan Hunter | … | … | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,750 | 1 Cruiser | … | 6,830 | — | — | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,700 | — | — | |||
| 1 Cruiser | … | 9,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hawthorn Leslie | … | … | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,750 | — | — | 1 Sloop* | … | 1,190 | — | — | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,700 | |||
| Vickers (Waler) | … | … | — | — | — | — | 1 Cruiser | … | 9,000 | 1 Cruiser | … | 9,000 | 2 Destroyers | … | — | |||
| 2 Destroyers | … | 2,700 | ||||||||||||||||
| W. Gray | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 Sloop | … | — | ||||
| 1 Survey Ship | … | — | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Brown | … | … | … | 2 Sloops | … | 1,630 | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,700 | 1 Cruiser | … | 9,000 | — | — | 1 Depot Ship | … | — | |
| 1 Sloop | … | 1,190 | — | — | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,700 | |||||||||||
| Denny | … | … | … | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,750 | — | — | — | — | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,700 | — | — | |||
| 1 Survey Ship | … | 1,180 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Scotts | … | … | … | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,750 | 1 Cruiser | … | 5,220 | 1 Submarine | … | 670 | 1 Cruiser | … | 9,000 | 1 Submarine | … | 1,520 |
| 2 Destroyers | … | 2,700 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | … | … | … | — | — | 1 Depot Ship | … | 8,750 | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,670 | — | — | 1 Cruiser | … | 9,000 | ||
| 1 Sloop | … | 585 | 2 Destroyers | … | — | |||||||||||||
| Stephen | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,670 | 2 Sloops | … | 1,170 | 1 Destroyer | … | — | ||
| Yarrow | … | … | … | — | — | 1 Leader | … | 1,460 | 1 Leader | … | 1,460 | 1 Netlayer | … | 2,900 | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,700 | |
| 1 Gunboat | … | 226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | 1 Sloop | … | 815 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Vickers (Barrow) | … | … | 1 Cruiser | … | 6,840 | 1 Submarine | … | 1,850 | 1 Submarine | … | 1,520 | 1 Submarine | … | 1,520 | 1 Submarine | … | — | |
| 1 Submarine | … | 1,850 | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,700 | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,670 | ||||||||||
| Cammell Laird | … | … | 1 Submarine | … | 670 | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,725 | — | — | 1 Aircraft Carrier | 22,000 | 1 Leader | … | 1,450 | |||
| 1 Submarine | … | 670 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Leader | … | 1,455 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Submarine | … | 670 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thornycroft | … | … | … | 1 Gunboat | … | 185 | 2 Sloops | … | 1,630 | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,680 | — | — | 2 Destroyers | … | — | |
| 2 Sloops | … | — | ||||||||||||||||
| J. S. White | … | … | … | — | — | 2 Destroyers | … | 2,700 | — | — | 2 Sloops | … | 1,750 | 2 Destroyers. | … | 2,700 | ||
| 1 Sloop | … | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Harland and Wolff | … | … | — | — | — | — | 1 Cruiser | … | 5,200 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Caledon (Dundee) | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 Store Carrier | — | ||||||
| Chatham | … | … | … | 1 Cruiser | … | 5,220 | — | — | 1 Sloop | … | 990 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1 Submarine | … | 670 | 1 Submarine | … | 670 | 1 Submarine | … | 1,520 | 1 Submarine | … | 670 | 1 Submarine | … | — | ||||
| Portsmouth | … | … | … | 1 Cruiser | … | 7,000 | — | — | — | — | 1 Cruiser | … | 5,200 | — | — | |||
| 1 Leader | … | 1,475 | ||||||||||||||||
| Devonport | … | … | … | 2 Sloops | … | 1,980 | 1 Cruiser | … | 6,980 | 1 Sloop | … | 990 | 1 Cruiser | … | 9,000 | 1 Cruiser | … | 9,000 |
| 2 Sloops | … | 1,980 | 2 Sloops | … | 2,120 | 2 Sloops | … | — | ||||||||||
| * For Government of India. |
17. Miss WARDasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of yards receiving Admiralty orders on the Tyne and Clyde, respectively, in the years 1914 and 1935?
Lord STANLEYThe number of yards receiving Admiralty orders for hulls in the districts referred to is as follows:
| Tyne. | Clyde. | |
| 1914 Programme | 2 | 3 |
| 1935 Programme | 2 | 5 |
§ The figures for 1914 are based on the original building programme for that year, that is, excluding the vessels of the emergency War programme ordered within the financial year 1914.
Miss WARDIn view of the fact that the allocation of Admiralty orders is to some extent on the basis of building yards available, will the Noble Lord in future undertake to see that the Tyne gets the advantages of rationalisation instead of all the disadvantages?
Lord STANLEYI think, if the hon. Member will look at the figures over a considerable period, she will find that the balance has been very fairly held. If questions are asked dealing only with small comparative periods, it is likely to lead to answers which lead in turn to deceptive conclusions.
Viscountess ASTORDoes not the Noble Lord think the private yards have their full quota, considering that it is a national programme, and we have national dockyards?