§ Mr. Lawasked the Minister of Transport why the s.s. St. Merriel," which is to be sent out to South America to exhibit British craftsmanship and British goods, is being fitted out in a foreign shipyard.
§ Mr. BarnesI am informed by the owners of this ship, who are responsible in this matter, that they reached their decision to carry out this work in Antwerp, the vessel's final port of discharge, after approaching British repairers who were unable to give any definite date for taking the work in hand, whereas the Antwerp firm undertook to put the work in hand immediately upon completion of the ship's discharge, and quoted a definite time for completion.