§ 12. Captain Viscount CURZONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the attention of the Government has been drawn to the Report of the Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee on the subject of life-saving appliances; and, if so, what action it is proposed to take in the matter?
§ Viscount WOLMERMy right hon. Friend has carefully considered the Report 1148 of the Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee on life-saving appliances, and is prepared to adopt it in principle. Steps will be taken to make the necessary alterations in the statutory rules, which will be laid before Parliament in due course. The Department will give the Advisory Committee an opportunity of seeing the draft rules before they are laid on the Table, and will communicate further with the Committee about certain of their recommendations.