asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, following the finding of a lifeboat from the "Germania" on the beach at Porlock Weir, Somerset, thus indicating the risk that further items from this ship may come ashore on the Somerset coast, what special arrangements have been made to keep a close watch on this coast.

The Coastguard, which patrols the Somerset coast daily, has been instructed to keep a particular lookout for any cargo that might be washed up from the "Germania".