HC Deb 03 March 1925 vol 181 c207
6. Sir CLEMENT KINLOCH-COOKE

asked the President of the Board of Trade when the Bill dealing with wages to shipwrecked seamen will be introduced; and whether it will deal with the point that shipwrecked seamen shall be paid their wages from the time of shipment until they reach a port in this country?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

The Merchant Shipping (International Labour Conventions) Bill, which has passed Second Reading in another place, provides that shipwrecked seamen shall be entitled to wages, while unemployed, for a maximum period of two months.