HC Deb 19 March 1940 vol 358 c1816
75. Mr. Adamson

asked the Minister of Shipping whether the supply of comforts for men serving in the merchant navy is extended to the personnel serving in ships now under Admiralty control but previously under merchant navy conditions?

The Minister of Shipping (Sir John Gilmour)

I am informed that the various organisations concerned with the distribution of comforts to the merchant navy include in their operations the personnel of merchant ships under Admiralty control.