HC Deb 28 April 1908 vol 187 c1057
MR. NIELD (Middlesex, Ealing)

To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether there are any coatguard stations in the United Kingdom, excluding detachments, with a crew of less than four

Division. Station. Complement. Number of men at present time.
Hull Stone Creek 3 3
Paull 3 3
Tetney Lock 3 3
Lynn Wrangle 3 3
Ilfracombe Appledore 3 3
Swansea Porthcawl 3 3
Liverpool Walney Island 3 3
North Queensferry Inchkeith 3 3
Fifeness 3 3
Banff Rosehearty 3 3
Inverness Dunnet Head 3 3
Galway Renmore 3 3
Guidore Arranmore 3 3
Rathmullen Fanad Head 3 3
MR. NIELD

To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether, in the opinion of the Board of Admiralty, any coastguard station, other than detachments, can be considered efficient which has less than four men constituting its crew, having regard to emergencies and services arising from storm and wrecks which the coastguard are called upon to undertake.

(Answered by Dr. Macnamara.) The Answer is in the affirmative.