HC Deb 07 December 1911 vol 32 c1586
Mr. AINSWORTH

asked when the additional cable ship will be ready for work, and how long it will be before the breaks to the cables at Tiree and elsewhere can be attended to?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

I am about to invite tenders for the building of a new cable ship, but it will be some time before the ship can be ready. The Jura cable has been repaired, and, weather permitting, the repair of the Islay and Tiree cables will at once be taken in hand.

Mr. AINSWORTH

Will the right hon. Gentleman kindly bear in mind the extreme inconvenience to all kinds of business in those remote parts of the country caused by interruptions of communications, and will he increase the facilities for dealing with repairs?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

Yes, Sir.