§ MR. BENN (Devonport)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the Consular Report, issued by the Foreign Office, No. 3327, of 1905, relating to the shipping and navigation of Antwerp, in which the increase of prosperity in that port is stated to be coincident with the great efforts which are being continually made by the port authorities to keep pace with the ever-increasing influx of maritime traffic, all modern improvements for convenience in the loading and discharging of vessels having been either carried out or are shortly to be taken in hand; whether the increase of dock accommodation at Antwerp is still proceeding; and whether, having regard to the backward condition of the port of London in respect of all that the port of Antwerp is stated by the British Consul to be in continuous improvement, he will advise His Majesty's Government to assist legislation on the 957 port of London during the present session.
§ MR. BONAR LAWThe Government are not prepared to support in their present form either of the Bills dealing with the port of London now before Parliament.
§ MR. BONAR LAWNot this session.