72. Mr. DOYLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what steps have been taken to give effect to the Ministerial suggestion that representatives of British manufacturing and trading concerns shall be allowed to travel on British warships proceeding to distant ports; and when he anticipates that such arrangements will be completed?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODI have been asked to reply to this question. Arrangements have been made whereby the Admiralty will give to the Department of Oversea Trade early information of any 811 sailings of His Majesty's ships which might be utilised for this purpose, and the Department of Oversea Trade will allocate the berths available to business men. Applications for passages should be made to the Department of Oversea Trade.
§ Viscount CURZONWill the First Lord of the Admiralty give an assurance that officers will not be taken out of their cabins in order to provide accommodation?
§ Mr. LONGI am afraid that I did not hear the answer to the question, but if my Noble Friend has any anxiety about the position of the officers, if he will communicate with me I will give him every possible security.