§ Mr. Thorneasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give any information in connection with the lifeboat disaster at St. Ives, Cornwall, on Monday, 23rd January; how many lives were lost; and what compensation will be paid to the widows and children?
§ Mr. StanleyThe St. Ives lifeboat capsized with the loss of seven of her crew on the night of the 22nd-23rd January when proceeding to a vessel in distress off the Cornish coast. She subsequently drove ashore near Godrevy Lighthouse with only one survivor on board. I am informed that the Royal National Lifeboat Institution will grant pensions on its usual scale to the dependants of the members of the crew who lost their lives. I should like to take this opportunity of expressing my deep sympathy with the relatives of the victims of this disaster.