Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping if he can state the tonnage of neutral shipping at present laid up in 411W Allied ports on account of the difficulty of insuring excess values; and whether any means can be devised whereby these ships shall be made available?
§ Sir L. CHIOZZA MONEYI have no reason to believe that the amount of neutral shipping held up in Allied ports on account of the difficulty of insuring excess values is at all considerable. The desirability of securing the services of all available neutral ships is fully appreciated by His Majesty's Government, and every effort to this end is being made by means of negotiation with the countries concerned, the provision of proper facilities for insurance and otherwise.