Mr. Johnstonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give any estimate as to the difference between German, Dutch, Belgian, and British ship-breaking tenders for British-owned ships during the year 1938; and of how far that price difference compares with the financial loss sustained by this country in unemployment, and in local and national revenue when British ships are sent to Continental yards for break-up purposes?
Mr. Stanley; I am not in a position to make the estimatesasked for, but I understand that Continental shipbreakers have recently offered substantially higher prices than British shipbreakers.