§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has any plans to visit British merchant seamen in the Gulf at the request of the seafarers' unions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorMy right hon. and learned Friend has no plans to visit the Gulf. However, I am hoping to visit the area in the near future, and contact with British merchant seamen operating in the Gulf is very much in my mind.