§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement
— Licenses Issued Licenses Cancelled United Kingdom Scotland United Kingdom Scotland Ships Gross Tonnage Ships Gross Tonnage Ships Gross Tonnage Ships Gross Tonnage 1950 278 1,635,065 120 626,400 30 68,805 5 14,363 1951 616 4,145,058 249 1,516,170 9 22,325 5 7,063 1952 221 1,490,639 85 508,367 15 81,775 2 9,040 1953 121 422,383 47 166,046 44 233,680 19 118,710 1954 207 479,695 59 116,734 38 327,909 15 139,379 1955 368 2,428,000 133 805,691 19 128,502 6 53,750 1956 321 2,283,736 121 664,708 6 68,020 — — 1957 249 1,822,898 86 579,609 20 121,163 2 9,175 1958 120 515,313 32 157,475 34 395,850 6 69,200 1959 185 319,209 71 114,461 21 313,630 4 58,950 Comparable figures for ship repair work are not available. The average tonnages under repair in these years were:—
— United Kingdom Scotland 1950 … … 2,397,000 299,000 1951 … … 2,281,000 253,000 1952 … … 2,188,000 234,000 1953 … … 2,040,000 233,000 1954 … … 1,925 000 218,000 1955 … … 2,145,000 212,000 1956 … … 2,089,000 227,000 1957 … … 2,083,000 181,000 1958 … … 2,022,000 166,000 1959 … … 1,809,000 156,000 Information is not available about the money value of this shipbuilding and shiprepairing work.