§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the light of the recommendation of the inquest jury sitting at Cardigan after the death of a Wolverhampton schoolgirl in an accident while swimming involving a powerboat, what action he now intends to take to control the use of such boats near beaches.
§ Mr. SharplesI understand that the jury's recommendation was that local authorities should take steps necessary to ensure the safety of bathers. Local authorities have power to make byelaws for this purpose.