§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the survival of Harry Eddom, who was saved from the wreck of the trawler "Ross Cleveland" in Arctic seas, was due to his wearing a special kind of rubber suit in an inflatable dinghy; and if he will include in his forthcoming inquiry into the incident scientific investigations into the qualities of the suit which had this life-saving effect.
§ Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu:The Medical Research Council has for many years been concerned with the problem of survival at sea, including questions of protective clothing, and I understand that a member of the Council's staff is going to Iceland to collect scientific data about the survival of Mr. Eddom. I am sure that the findings will be made available to interested parties including the formal investigation into the loss of the "Ross Cleveland" and the Committee of Inquiry which I have announced.