§ Mr. PETOasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any decision has been arrived at with regard to the issue of a special decoration to officers and men in the mercantile marine to be awarded in recognition of the services rendered during the present War; and whether there is any prospect of the issue of such a decoration before the termination of the War?
Mr. HARCOURTThis, question is still being considered by the Board of Trade and the Admiralty, and I regret that it is not possible to make any statement with regard to it at the present moment.