§ Mr. W. ANDERSONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether compensation for seamen injured through war conditions and payment of part wages to dependants of seamen injured in Germany amounts to 23s. 4d. per week; and whether he will take steps to have this amount increased in order to meet the rise in the cost of living?
§ Mr. WARDLEin the case of seamen totally incapacitated as a result of internment in Germany, the compensation scheme for the Mercantile Marine provides for the payment of two-thirds of the pre-war pay plus a victualling allowance in cases in which a free mess was allowed in addition to pay. Seamen injured through war risks receive compensation according to this scale or under the Workmen's Compensation Act, whichever is the greater.