§ MR. MITCHELL-THOMSON (Lanarkshire, N.W.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give any information as to the success in aiding navigation of the submarine bell signals at Flushing West harbour and the Haaks lightship; whether he is aware that similar apparatus is being installed in several other Dutch lightships; and whether His Majesty's Government have considered the question of the installation of similar signals in British lightships.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. LLOYD-GEORGE,) Carnarvon BoroughsI have no information as to the success of the submarine signalling apparatus at the places mentioned, but the Admiralty and the Trinity House have been favourably impressed by experiments which they have carried out with the apparatus, and the question of installing it on certain light vessels off the coast of this country is under consideration. I would refer the hon. Member to the Answer given to a Question on this subject by the hon. Member for West Cavan on 27th June last.‡
‡See (4) Debates, clxxvii.,99.