§ 108. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he will make a statement on the steps taken to date towards clearing the Suez Canal from obstruction.
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Mr. WardI would refer the hon. and learned Member to the interim statement made by my right hon. Friend the Lord Privy Seal on 22nd November. Since then our salvage forces have succeeded in clearing a channel suitable for ships of 25 ft. draught through the area held by the Allied forces and it is hoped to widen this channel to 250 ft. by the end of the week.