§ 96. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the President of the Board of Trade what further steps, in addition to the measures already announced, are being taken to improve the system of intercommunication between fishing vessels, protection vessels and the shore and the safety inspection of all trawlers.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuAll aspects of safety of deep-sea trawlers will be examined by the independent Committee of Inquiry, including communications and safety inspection. In the meantime I am considering whether further safety 135W measures can be implemented straight away, and I have already sent some suggestions to the trawler industry.