§ 47. Mr. MacLarenasked the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence whether the proposal to amend the Port of London by-laws concerning the limits within which oil-tankers may enter the Thames has been considered by the Committee of Imperial Defence and by its appropriate sub-committee; and whether the representations on the subject, made by the Institution of Fire Engineers, have been specifically considered by the committee and its appropriate sub-committee?
§ The Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence (Sir T. Inskip)As regards the first part of the question, the proposal to amend the Port of London Authority's by-laws has been considered by the Committee of Imperial Defence and by the Government; as regards the second part, the representations made to the Minister of Transport by the Institution of Fire Engineers were specifically considered by the Government.