asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further proposals have been made to the Government for the purpose of constructing additional tonnage under the provisions of the North Atlantic Shipping Act, 1934; and will he give particulars?

Under Agreements, which have been laid before Parliament, the Treasury has undertaken to advance the whole £9,500,000 authorised by the North Atlantic Shipping Act, 1934, in connection with the construction of the "Queen Mary" and the "Queen Elizabeth" and for the working capital of the company. No question, therefore, arises of additional proposals under the Act.

Do we understand from the answer that all the proposals that have been made to the Government for financial assistance under the North Atlantic Shipping Act, 1934, have been dealt with?

£9,500,000 has been sanctioned, and that has been already allotted.