§ Mr. Awberyasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation on how many occasions during the last five years official protests have been lodged with foreign countries on the subject of discrimination against British shipping; which countries were concerned; and in how many cases the protests were effective.
§ Mr. WatkinsonForty-seven formal protests have been made in 26 foreign countries. There has been either an improvement in the position or a satisfactory explanation given in eight cases40W where protests have been made. The hon. Member will realise that it is not always possible to judge the effectiveness or otherwise of such representations except over a long period of time.
The 26 foreign countries to which formal protests concerning shipping discrimination have been made by the United Kingdom since 1st January, 1954, are as follows. (The figures in brackets indicate the number of formal protests made to each country.)
- Argentina (1).
- Bolivia (1).
- Brazil (2).
- Bulgaria (1).
- Chile (5).
- China (1).
- Colombia (2).
- Cuba (1).
- Czechoslovakia (1).
- Ecuador (3).
- Egypt (1).
- Finland (1).
- France (1).
- Hungary (1).
- Indonesia (1).
- Israel (1).
- Japan (6).
- Poland (3.
- Portugal (1).
- Roumania (2).
- Saudi Arabia (1).
- Spain (2).
- Turkey (1).
- Uruguay (1)
- U.S.A. (3).
- Yugoslavia (3).