§ Sir T. BRAMSDONasked the President of the Board of Trade under what circumstances the Board of Trade suspended the Regulations governing the number and qualification of wireless operators to be carried on board ships; whether his 2397W attention has been drawn to the unrest that such action is causing amongst seafarers generally; and why the Board of Trade does not put into force the Regulations drafted under the Merchant Service Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1919?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONAfter full consideration the Board of Trade decided that in the general interests of the country's trade it was inadvisable, during the recent strike of wireless operators, to detain oversea ships. The strike is now over and the ordinary Regulations are in force. I am not aware that this decision has caused unrest. A similar decision was reached in connection with the strike that occurred in 1920.