ADMIRALTY ORDERS, CLYDE AND TYNE.

HC Deb 01 November 1934 vol 293 cc382-3W

Mr. McKEAG

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total value of Ad- miralty orders placed on the Clyde and Tyne, respectively, since 1st January, 1933, and the value of such work now in progress in each case?

Sir B. EYRES MONSELL

The total values of Admiralty orders for ships and machinery placed on the Clyde and Tyne, respectively, since 1st January, 1933, are approximately as follow:

			£
Clyde	…	…	6,000,000
Tyne	…	…	3,250,000

and these figures represent approximately the values of such work now in progress.