HC Deb 03 June 1947 vol 438 cc28-9
58. Mr. Medlicott

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that boat owners on the Norfolk Broads who let craft to holiday makers are experiencing difficulty in furnishing the full number of boats required for the holiday season; and if he will make available the necessary supplies of furnishings and equipment, information as to which has been sent to him, so that the maximum number of people desirous of spending their holidays on the Broads this year may be accommodated.

Sir S. Cripps

The hon. Member will by now have received from my hon. Friend the Secretary for Overseas Trade a letter which gives details of the help which it is possible to give the Norfolk Broads boat owners in respect of furnishings and equipment.

Mr. Medlicott

Can the Minister give me an assurance that the special help which he has been good enough to arrange through his regional office at Cambridge will not be subject to a time limit in view of the number of people left out of the original arrangements?

Sir S. Cripps

We shall certainly do all we can to help.

Mr. Driberg

If this letter contains news of a new concession to small boat-builders, would my right hon. and learned Friend consider publishing it in HANSARD, as there are a number of other places interested, besides the Norfolk Broads?

Sir S. Cripps

I will consider it.