§ Mr. Macleanasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether submarine chasers are being ordered, or likely to be ordered, in large numbers from the United States of America; and whether the capacity of shipyards in Britain is fully occupied?
§ Mr. ShakespeareIt is not intended at present to order any of these vessels from the United States of America; in any case this would only be done if facilities for building this type of vessel were not available in the United Kingdom.