HC Deb 17 February 1954 vol 523 c220W
Mr. Ede

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation to give a list of the places in which are situated the seamen's canteens to which he proposes that the Licensing (Seamen's Canteens) Bill should apply; and the number of canteens in each place.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

After consulting the Merchant Navy Welfare Board I have certified the need for Seamen's Canteens at the following places for the purposes of the Licensing (Seamen's Canteens) Act, 1954:

England and Wales Place No. of Canteens
Avonmouth 1
Barrow-in-Furness 1
Cardiff 3
Heysham 1
Hull 2
Liverpool 4
London 4
Middlesbrough 2
Newcastle-on-Tyne 1
Southampton 1
South Shields 2
Scotland
Glasgow 3

Two other canteens at present authorised under Defence Regulation 60AA at Limpsfield and Kendal are still under consideration.