§ 41. Mr. Douglas Marshallasked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that the Chinese Purchasing Committee have purchased 700,000 gross tons of shipping; and how much of this tonnage has been purchased in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. BarnesI am unable to check the figure given in the first part of the Question. 29,000 gross tons of shipping formerly registered in the United Kingdom have been transferred to Chinese flag during 1946.