§ 69 and 70. Mr. Fernyhoughasked the Minister of Transport (1) the number of British ships repaired at Antwerp, Hamburg and Rotterdam, respectively, since August, 1945; and the respective total costs of the same;
(2) the number of British ships which have been repaired in shipyards abroad since August, 1945; the yards at which the repairs were undertaken; and the total cost of such repairs.
§ Mr. BarnesI have no information about the period before September, 1947, but since then 27 ships have been permitted to carry out repairs other than voyage and running repairs abroad at a total cost of £833,000. Of these eight were repaired at Antwerp costing £222,000, one at Hamburg costing £13,500, six at Rotterdam costing £45,000, one partly at Antwerp and partly at Rotterdam costing £34,000. Of 8W schemes on roads in England which have been approved and on which work has been started or is likely to start during 1949. I am unable to say what further schemes will be approved and commenced during the year.
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the remaining ships two were repaired at Trieste, eight at Amsterdam, and one at a Swedish port.