§ 19. Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, since no reply has been received from the Belgian Government to the request made in 1956 through Her Majesty's Embassy in Brussels with regard to the date of the international conference to consider the 1955 draft convention relating to the 423 limitation of liability of owners of seagoing vessels, what further representations have been made to the Belgian Government by Her Majesty's Government; and what instructions he has given to prepare for such an international conference in 1957.
§ Mr. WatkinsonAlthough no official reply has been received. I understand through the International Maritime Committee that the Belgian Government are proposing to issue invitations to a conference in October, 1957.
§ Mr. Knox CunninghamCould my right hon. Friend say whether his Ministry is prepared to take part in that conference, and that it has its plans prepared for it?
§ Mr. WatkinsonWe are looking into that.