§ Sir G. LLOYDasked 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