HC Deb 28 March 1911 vol 23 c1139
Mr. ASTOR

asked whether trawlers and fishermen are to be enrolled at Grimsby for the purpose of trawling for mines; whether a subsidy or annual retainer is to be paid to the owners of the trawlers and to the fishermen; and whether it is proposed to give trawler owners and fishermen of ports other than Grimsby an opportunity of earning the subsidy or retainer?

Dr. MACNAMARA

The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the second part, annual retainers will be paid to the skippers and men of the trawlers, but no subsidy will be paid to the owners. The answer to the last part of the question is in the affirmative.