HL Deb 05 April 1995 vol 563 cc28-9WA
Lord Clinton-Davis

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is their policy on the development of the EUROS register in relation to shipping policy in the European Union.

Viscount Goschen

The European Commission has undertaken to produce a strategy paper on EU maritime policy by the end of 1995. We shall consider the possible role for a Community register (EUROS) in the light of that document. The arrangements for any such register would have to be consistent with proper enforcement of the rules on state aids laid down in the Treaty.