§ 56. Mr. P. Browneasked the Minister of Transport if he is aware of the damage being done financially to small ports owing to the continuing contraction of the coastwise shipping fleet; and if he will now take steps to remedy the position.
§ Mr. MarplesThe traffic of small ports varies with changing circumstances, as does the traffic of the larger ports, but as regards coastal shipping I have nothing to add at present to the reply which I gave my hon. Friend on 15th November.