The Duke of ATHOLLasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will convey to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution the congratulations of this House on the completion of its 150th Anniversary.
§ The MINISTER of STATE, DEPARTMENT of INDUSTRY (Lord Beswick)Yes, my Lords. I should be delighted to convey to the RNLI on behalf of the whole House, if it agrees, our congratulations on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Institution. I should like to add our tribute, and I am sure that of the nation, to the dedication and valour of the crews of the life-boats, who so frequently and willingly encounter great perils and sometimes tragedy in their work of rescue of life at sea. The nation owes much to these crews and indeed their families who share with them both their trials and tribulations.
House adjourned at twenty-nine minutes before seven o'clock.