HC Deb 27 July 1955 vol 544 c156W
Mr. Shinwell

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will state the number of single-ship companies registered in this country by non-British nationals and by joint foreign and British owners, respectively.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

There are 114 United Kingdom registered companies owning single ships of 500 gross tons or over, but I regret that the nationality of the people who registered them is not known.

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