§ Captain W. BENNasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the shipbuilding and repairing industry is held up for want of plates and sheets; and what steps, if any, are being taken to remedy this shortage?
§ Sir A. GEDDESI understand that there has been serious delay in getting adequate supplies of shipbuilding material for shipbuilding and repairing, mainly owing to difficulties of transport, and that the representatives of the shipbuilding and repairing industries are in communication with my right hon. Friend the Minister for Transport on the subject.