HC Deb 09 September 1942 vol 383 c166W
Mr. Thorne

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many of the 23 shipbuilding yards that were closed have been re-opened?

Mr. Alexander

As announced in a statement recently given to the Press by the Admiralty, 23 of the yards which were closed between the last war and September, 1939, have been re-opened for the building and repair of various types of craft. Some of these yards were reopened before the outbreak of war.