§ Sir R. ASKEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware of the distress in Newcastle-upon-Tyne owing to the dearth of work in the ship building yards; and whether he will have regard to this when orders for building or repairing warships are being placed by the Admiralty?
Lord STANLEYI am aware that the Tyne district, in common with other shipbuilding areas, is suffering severely from unemployment owing to lack of work, but the hon. Member can rest assured that the state of employment, as well as other considerations, will be taken into account in the placing of orders.