§ SIR JOHN BENN (Devonport)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether his attention has been called to the raising of Torpedo Boat 99 off Berry Head in August and September of last year; and whether in view of the danger and arduous conditions under which the work was carried out and of its successful termination, it is proposed to make any additional payment to the men employed thereon.
(Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) The circumstances connected with the raising of No. 99 Torpedo Boat off Berry Head have been before the Admiralty, and some awards have already been made. It is not proposed to make any additional payments to the dockyard workmen who were employed in connection with this service.