§ 81. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of recent disasters to trawlers and other ships in the North Sea and adjacent waters and of failures of attempted communications between ships and shore, if he will take steps to set up a Decca navigational system along the north and north-east coasts of Scotland and take such other scientific steps as he may be advised to improve communications between ships at sea and shore.
§ Mr. MasonA North Scottish Decca chain, with master station at Kirkwall, has been in operation since 1956.
As regards steps to improve communications, I have consulted my right hon. Friend, the Postmaster General, who has advised me that he has nothing to add to the Answer he gave to my hon. and learned Friend's Question on this subject on 23rd February.