§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what sums have been paid out of moneys provided by Parliament to salvors of life under the provisions of Section 544 (3) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, during the past 20 years.
§ Mr. WatkinsonDuring the past 20 years the following sums have been paid: £13 10s. 0d. in 1939 and £250 in 1951.
§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will state the number of occasions during the past 20 years on which vessels, cargo and apparel or wreck, respectively, have been detained in the United Kingdom by receivers of wreck under the powers conferred by Section 552 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI regret that this information is not available for the years before 1944–45. Since then there has been no instance of wreck being detained Vessels and cargo or apparel have been detained on 28 occasions.