§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what is the approximate value of wreck taken into the possession of receivers of wreck in Scotland during each of the past 15 years, respectively.
§ Mr. WatkinsonFor the 15 years 1939–40 to 1953–54 the figures are as follows:
Year Approximate value of wreck £ 1939–40 … … … 3,543 1940–41 … … … 22,553 1941–42 … … … 14,560 1942–43 … … … 9,460 1943–44 … … … 19,588 1944–45 … … … 21,071 1945–46 … … … 13,493 1946–47 … … … 4,083 1947–48 … … … 973 1948–49 … … … 728 1949–50 … … … 490 1950–51 … … … 3,277 1951–52 … … … 2,286 1952–53 … … … 915 1953–54 … … … 805 These figures do not include the value of property returned to owners, the value of Government property salvaged, the full value of wreck sold to salvors free 30W of salvage award or the value of wreck abandoned to salvors in lieu of salvage. The year 1953–54 is the latest complete year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what is the approximate value of wreck delivered by receivers of wreck in Scotland to owners of such wreck during each of the past 15 years, respectively.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI regret that this information, which in any event is not available for the years before 1944–45, could only be assembled by an undue expenditure of time and effort.
§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what is the approximate value of wreck delivered by receivers of wreck in Scotland to the persons entitled to receive such wreck as set out in Section 525 (1) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, during each of the past 15 years, respectively.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI regret that this information, which in any event is not available for the years before 1944–45, could only be assembled by an undue expenditure of time and effort.
§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what is the number of persons who have delivered to receivers of wreck in Scotland statements containing particulars of title and an address to which notices may be sent as required by Section 524 (1) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.
§ Mr. WatkinsonSeven persons whose claims have been admitted. No record is kept of the number of persons whose claims were not substantiated.