§ Mr. Eadieasked the Minister of Technology what are the final figures for the
COMPLETIONS OF MERCHANT SHIPS (in thousand gross tons) For U.K. Registration U.K. For Overseas Registration Total U.S.A. Japan 1964 … … … 727 120 848 250 3,764 1965 … … … 1,053 150 1,204 218 4,886 1966 … … … 843 287 1,130 192 6,494 1967 … … … 581 611 1,192 209 7,217 1968 … … … 456 591 1,046 368 8,349 A division of U.S.A. and Japanese completions between home and overseas registration is not available, but U.S.A. builds hardly any ships for overseas while some 60 to 65 per cent. of Japanese-built ships are for overseas.