§ 5. Viscount CURZONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the complaints of shipmasters at the lack of wireless direction-finding stations on the coasts of the United Kingdom; whether he is now in a position to define the policy to be adopted by His Majesty's Government in relation to these additional aids to navigation; if facilities for direction-finding will be provided at once by the wireless stations at the Lizard, Berwick and Flamborough; are three other stations to be opened as soon as possible at Niton, Isle of Wight, Cullercoats, Northumberland and in South Wales, and will others be provided as speedily as possible; and will a skilled navigator be in charge at each station?
Mr. WEBBI would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the replies given to him on 8th April, and to the hon. and gallant Member for Leith on 5th May. The wireless direction-finding stations will be in charge of skilled operators. Experience in navigation will not be required.
§ Viscount CURZONIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the War showed very clearly the extreme value of these directional wireless stations, and will he do his utmost to hurry the matter on as far as he can?
Mr. WEBBYes. I will take care that there is no delay. There are actually three such stations in operation, and new stations are being prepared in two other places already.