§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy for new arrangements for the General Register and Record Office of Shipping and Seamen to include requirements which specifically protect the whole range of interdependent records currently held by the office in their entirety and in perpetuity.
§ Mr. NorrisThe records are retained under Public Records Office (PRO) rules and we will want to ensure that this continues to be the case in the future.