HC Deb 23 February 1944 vol 397 cc847-8W
Mr. Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the Annual Return of the Suez Canal will be published for 1943; if he can state the amount of tonnage that passed through the canal for 1943; how many countries used the canal during 1943, giving the percentage of gross tonnage and name the country that had the greatest number of ships that passed through the canal and the greatest amount of gross tonnage.

(Agricultural Population) (Scotland) Act, 1938, are as follows:—

Mr. Law

As regards the first part of the Question, the Suez Canal is too closely connected with the zone of operations to allow the publication of the Annual Return for 1943. For the same reason I am unable to reply to the second and third parts of the hon. Member's Question.