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Mr. R. C. Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for Transport by how much he estimates his financial proposals for London docks will increase the total tonnage of shipping using United Kingdom ports.
Mr. William Rodgers
Very little but the purpose of Government aid to the port of London is to avoid the industrial and social disruption that would follow from its financial failure.