§ Mr. TICKLERasked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the number of alien enemies holding pilots' certificates for British rivers who were employed during the war directing attacks on this country by enemy war vessels and airships; and will he take measures to cancel all pilots' certificates held by such men and also stop the granting of further pilots' certificates to all aliens, and allow men of British origin only to act as pilots in British waters?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANAt the outbreak of war nine Germans held pilotage certificates enabling them to pilot their own ships. All these certificates have now318W lapsed. The Admiralty have already full power to prohibit the issue of any fresh certificates to aliens if they consider it necessary on the ground of public safety.