HC Deb 04 March 1948 vol 448 c82W
Mr. Sparks

asked the President of the Board of Trade the tonnages of cargo shipping entering and clearing each of the principal ports of the United Kingdom in the years 192o, 1938, 1945 and 1947.

Mr. H. Wilson

The following statement shows the tonnage of vessels that arrived and departed with cargo in the foreign trade at the principal ports of the United Kingdom during the specified years.

Mr. Gaitskell

No estimate can be made. The purpose of the order was not primarily to save petrol but to ensure that hire cars provide the local public service for which their allowances are intended.