HC Deb 25 February 1930 vol 235 c2075W
Colonel BURTON

asked the Minister of Transport the amounts spent on main roads converging on London from Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex during each of the years from 1919 to 1929; what amounts, if any, have been sanctioned; and the proportions paid or promised by the Exchequer in each case?

Mr. HERBERT MORRISON

I regret that I have not the information necessary to enable me to reply to this question.

TABLE showing the ages of vessels registered at ports in the united Kingdom, the registers of which were reported to the Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen as having been closed on sale of the vessels to foreigners, during each of the undermentioned years.
1922. 1923. 1924.
No. of Vessels. Gross Tonnage. No. of Vessels. Gross Tonnage. No, of Vessels. Gross Tonnage.
Built in 1925–1928
Built in 1920–1924 16 47,191 12 18,045 20 36,802
Built in 1915–1919 118 130,066 53 58,758 67 54,765
Built in 1910–1914 31 110,777 26 73,142 29 50,246
Built in 1905–1909 44 128,101 51 149,689 62 135,128
Built in 1900–1904 53 172,993 61 214,792 55 191,789
Built prior to 1900 94 248,522 128 283,086 106 227,848

1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
No. of Vessels. Gross Tonnage. No. of Vessels. Gross Tonnage. No. of Vessels. Gross Tonnage. No. of Vessels. Gross Tonnage.
Built in 1925–1928 1 1,977 7 11,230 12 21,459 27 63,360
Built in 1920–1924 23 18,581 22 39,885 15 37,218 34 51,156
Built in 1915–1919 60 52,807 61 104,135 60 192,982 37 89,664
Built in 1910–1914 20 41,443 32 86,050 41 148,696 24 85,721
Built in 1905–1909 68 127,148 36 86,804 46 132,123 33 98,145
Built in 1900–1904 44 131,774 38 105,214 45 158,081 37 123,613
Built prior to 1900 86 172,472 79 163,033 64 165,879 45 90,728