HC Deb 28 April 1925 vol 183 c39W
Sir G. LLOYD

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the shipbuilding output in tons in Holland and Germany, respectively, in the years 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924, respectively;

2) the shipbuilding output, in tons, of the United Kingdom in the years 1920, 1921, 1922. 1923 and 1924, respectively?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER:

According to statistics published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the gross tonnage of merchant vessels of 100 tons gross and upwards launched in Great Britain and Ireland, Holland and Germany, in each of the years 1920 to 1924 was as follows:

Great Britain and Ireland.* Holland Germany
Tons gross. Tons gross. Tons gross.
1920 2,055,624 183,149
1921 1,538,052 232,402 509,064
1922 1,031,081 163,132 575,264
1923 645,651 65,632 358,273
1924 1,439,885 63,627 193,952
*Including the Irish Free State.
†Figures not available