§ Mr. SWANasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many merchant ships have been examined during this year by the British Fleet in the Baltic; in how many cases such ships have been allowed to proceed to ports in Soviet Russia; in how many cases they have been detained or turned back; and for what reasons?
§ Mr. LONGSoviet Russia has only one port in the Baltic, namely, Petrograd. Petrograd has only become ice-free recently. No information has been received of any ships being detained or turned back by the British Fleet.
Mr. A. DAVIESasked the Prime Minister whether any steps have been taken by the Government or any instructions issued calculated to prevent the sailing of ships from Russian ports in the Baltic or the Black Sea?
§ The PRIME MINISTERNo, Sir. No orders have been issued calculated to 639W prevent the sailing of ships, to and from Russian ports, which are laden with cargoes other than arms and munitions.