HC Deb 30 January 1958 vol 581 cc113-4W
112. Mr. Awbery

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty in view of the fact that an extensive scheme for the erection of underground oil storage tanks is being undertaken in Malta to store oil for the Services and the civil government, if he will take steps to convert the dockyards to civilian use to accommodate the tankers bringing the oil to the island and those passing to and from the oilfields in the East.

Mr. T. G. D. Galbraith

The technical implications of converting the facilities of Malta Dockyard for commercial use are at present being examined by certain British firms.