§ MR. LONSDALE (Armagh, Mid)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the recent wrecks of the "Suevic" and the "Jebba" off the Devon and Cornish coasts, he will cause inquiry to be made into the sufficiency of the lighting arrangements in that neighbourhood with a view to the increased protection of shipping against disaster.
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEAny inquiry into the sufficiency of the lighting arrangements of the coasts of Devon and Cornwall would be a matter for the consideration of the Trinity House as the General Lighthouse Authority for England and Wales, and the Elder Brethren, whom I have consulted regarding the hon. Member's Question, inform me that in their opinion it would be premature and possibly prejudicial for them to express any opinion on the subject pending the formal investigations which will shortly be held into the casualties to the "Suevic" and "Jebba."