Mr. David Adamsasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the statement in the sixth report of the Tramp Shipping Administrative Committee that the shortage of junior officers and engineers is still acute in British tramp vessels, he will say what steps he proposes to take in the matter, with a view to the seriousness of this situation from the point of view of British trade and defence?
Mr. StanleyThe report to which the hon. Member refers, covered operations in the second half of 1937; as regards the present position, I have nothing to add to my reply to the hon. Member on this subject on the 5th July last.