§ 133. Mr. McNamaraasked the President of the Board of Trade what inquiries he is making into the circumstances whereby a man officially reported missing from the De la Pole Hospital, Willerby, spent more than three weeks aboard the Hull trawler "St. Amant"; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuI have made inquiries and understand that the man in question, who had previous fishing experience, presented himself for employment and was accepted in the normal manner. It was not known that he was missing from the hospital, to which he 297W returned at the end of the voyage. I will write to my hon. Friend more fully about this case.