HC Deb 28 February 1939 vol 344 c1064
16. Sir Robert Rankin

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any decision has yet been reached with regard to the representations which have been made by various bodies representative of the Mercantile Marine with regard to the desirability of permitting British Mercantile Marine vessels to fly the Union Jack?

Mr. Stanley

A decision has not yet been reached, but I am considering the matter in consultation with my right hon. Friend the First Lord of the Admiralty.

Mr. Mander

Has it not been found in practice much safer to fly the Stars and Stripes?