HC Deb 04 December 1919 vol 122 cc641-2W
Captain W. BENN

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller whether, in view of the funds available, it is possible to augment the allowances to shipmasters and officers thrown out of employment owing to the sinking of their ships by enemy action?

Colonel WILSON

The question of the amount of the allowances to shipmasters and officers out of employment is a matter for the Committee administering the fund, which Committee consists of representatives of owners and officers