§ 56. Mr. John E. Haireasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that the recent decision to reduce the allocation of steel for shipbuilding is likely to cause severe unemployment in Belfast; and whether he will reconsider his decision with regard to this particular shipyard.
§ Mr. JayThe sub-allocation of steel to particular shipyards is administered by my noble Friend the First Lord of the Admiralty. He is, I know, well aware of the importance of the shipbuilding programme in Belfast and will, in allocating the steel available for merchant shipbuilding, pay full regard to the position there.