§ 60. Mr. Blenkinsopasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many shipbuilding orders have been booked by Tyneside shipyards during the first quarter of 1954; and how many cancellations of previous orders have taken place in the same period.
§ Mr. J. P. L. ThomasLicences for the construction of three vessels totalling 23,100 gross tons were issued to Tyneside shipyards during the first quarter of 1954. During the same period the licence for one vessel of 6,250 gross tons was cancelled.