§ Mr. Colvinasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether all categories of vessels will be covered in the review of the prospects for United Kingdom merchant shipping to be carried out by his Department.
§ Mr. David MitchellThis review is in two parts and is being conducted jointly with the MOD. The first, which
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Author Year Subject Publication Volume Pages Baker E. 1868 The Birds of St. Helena Zoologist 26 1472–1476 Basilewsky P. 1970 La Faune Terrestre de l'ile de Sainte Helene Zoologist 181 77–130 Benson C. W. 1950 A contribution to the ornithology of St. Helena, and other notes from a sea voyage Ibis 92 73–83 has been completed, was a review of the numbers of vessels in particular categories that would be needed for defence purposes in preparation for and during war. The second part, which is about to begin, will seek to establish how many vessels of the appropriate types are likely to be available in the short and medium term and whether they will be sufficient to meet these needs. For reasons of security, I cannot give details of the categories of vessel under examination.