§ 86. Captain ORMSBY-GOREasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can do anything to relieve the present congestion of cross-Channel traffic between Ireland and Great Britain by arranging with the Ministry of Shipping and with the War Office for the provision of more passenger boats between Kingstown or Dublin and Holyhead especially; whether he is aware that, owing to the mail boat between Kingstown and Holyhead being crowded with military personnel, a large number of civilians arriving at Kingstown and Holyhead piers are prevented from embarking and that no arrangements are made for the accommodation of these civilian passengers who are left on the quayside; whether more passengers are allowed to leave Euston by the mail trains than can possibly find accommodation on the mail boat; and whether he will take immediate stops to deal with the congestion of cross-Channel passenger traffic?
§ Sir A. GEDDESI am making inquiries into this matter, and will let my hon. and gallant Friend know the result.
§ Captain REDMONDWhen the right hon. Gentleman is making inquiry will he see if this congestion referred to in the question can be mitigated in any way by expediting the cross-Channel traffic between Fishguard and Rosslare?
§ Sir A. GEDDESAll the relevant facts will be taken into consideration.
§ Mr. MOLESWill the right hon. Gentleman also inquire into the fact of there being only three sailings weekly between Liverpool and Belfast?
§ Sir A. GEDDESThat is another relevant fact.