§ Mr. Wallasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a further statement on the inquiry into the loss of the Hull trawlers and any additional safety regulations.
§ Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu:I have ordered preliminary inquiries into the loss of the "St. Romanus", the "Kingston Peridot" and the "Ross Cleveland" and these will be followed by formal investigations. I have also ordered preliminary inquiries into the stranding of three other trawlers which were in the vicinity of the "Ross Cleveland", the "Boston Typhoon", the "Notts County" an' the "Kingston Andalusite"; only the last named of these three is from Hull. If these inquiries bring to light the need for safety measures which can be adopted in advance of the wider study on trawler safety which I have announced, then that will be done.