HC Deb 27 June 1950 vol 476 c197W
64. Mr. Bennett

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the amount in dollars spent by American owners on the purchase of oil tankers in Great Britain since the end of the war.

Sir S. Cripps

No tankers built in this country to American order have been delivered since the end of the war. Particulars of the amount of dollars paid on account of such tankers now under construction are not available.