§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the measures his Department is taking to develop shipping and ports. [77180]
§ Dr. ReidThe Government's policy for developing British shipping is set out in the White Paper "British Shipping: Charting a new course", published in December 1998. A ports policy paper is currently out for consultation and should be issued later this year.