§ Sir A. Wilsonasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what are the regulations governing the payment of compensation to sailors and others employed on merchant ships owned and controlled by the Admiralty in the event of injury or death arising out of and in the course of their employment?
Mr. CooperCompensation is payable to the crews of vessels owned and controlled by the Admiralty (as distinct from naval ratings serving in His Majesty's Ships) who are "workmen" within the meaning of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, under the provisions of that Act. Officers not being "workmen" are dealt with under Order-in-Council of 1st July, 1937, which extends to them the benefits awardable to civil servants in like circumstances under the Superannuation Acts.