§ 58. Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he has any plans to review the practice of registering ships under flags of convenience.
§ Mr. McLoughlinUnder the Merchant Shipping Acts qualified owners are entitled but not obliged to place their ships on the British flag. The identification of the main obstacles to the use of the British flag is included in the terms of reference of the joint working party announced by my right hon. Friend in his answer of 24 May to my hon. Friend the Member for Ashford (Mr. Speed) at column288.