§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1945 (a) the number of ships in the Royal Navy and (b) the tonnage of ships in the Royal Navy.
§ Mr. DuffyNumbers and tonnage of ships of mine countermeasures vessel size and above in the Royal Navy in 1946, 1956, 1966 and 1976 respectively are as follows:
Number Tonnage 1946 … 1,220 2,413,000 1956 … 486 1,182,000 1966 … 228 581,000 1976 … 147 456,000 Figures for the remaining years could not be obtained without disproportionate effort.