§ 30. Mr. Sorensenasked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent recent industrial disputes have suspended or delayed exports; and what is the estimated financial loss due to this.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithAny interruption to production or increase in costs must make it harder to sell our exports, but it is not possible to quantify the effect of these events.
§ Mr. SorensenIs it impossible to get an approximate calculation of the loss due to this cause?
§ Mr. Walker-SmithI do not think it is possible in the context of the disputes to which the hon. Gentleman refers. He will appreciate that the cycle of production in shipbuilding is an unusually long one, which would mitigate the effects, and the engineering strike was spread over varying areas with varying effects.