§ 91. Mr. F. Willeyasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what mistakes have been made in the allocation of steel to shipbuilders in the North-East; whether these mistakes are being rectified; and what effect such rectification will have upon future allocations.
§ Mr. J. P. L. ThomasIn common with shipbuilders in other districts, the North East Coast shipbuilding firms receive their fair share of the quarterly allocations of steel authorised by the Govern- 189W ment for the Merchant Shipbuilding Industry. These quarterly allocations have not been exceeded and I cannot accept the suggestion that mistakes have been made. The second and third parts of the Question do not, therefore, arise.