§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the Report of the court of inquiry into the loss of s.s "Assuan" in October, 1943, he will consider compulsory stability tests for all ships, as recommended by the court of inquiry.
§ Mr. BarnesI recognise the importance of securing that ships are provided with full stability data. I am advised that further legislation would be necessary to make this compulsory. For the present I am endeavouring by administrative measures to secure that all ships have this information.