HC Deb 15 July 1943 vol 391 c391W
Mr. Wootton-Davies

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he will ensure that ships' lifeboats are fitted with hooks and lines for catching fish?

Mr. Noel-Baker

Fishing tackle for use in the lifeboats and the rafts of oceangoing merchant ships is being provided by shipowners under an arrangement made by the Chamber of Shipping in October, 1942.