HC Deb 29 May 1952 vol 501 c193W
Mr. Hastings

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many ships have been received in docks under the charge of the Port of London Authority for repair during the first three months of the present year; and how this figure compares with the corresponding numbers for the first three months of 1949, 1950 and 1951.

Mr. J. P. L. Thomas

The number of ships received into the docks of the Port of London Authority for repair during the first three months of the years 1949 to 1952 are as follows:

Enterning Dry Dock Entering Wet Dock
1949 91 23
1950 89 9
1951 84 10
1952 96 19

The figures for each column are prepared from independent records and therefore any ship undergoing repairs both in dry dock and in wet dock will appear in both columns.

It would not be possible to give figures eliminating this overlap without a detailed examination of records.