HC Deb 27 May 1970 vol 801 cc480-1W
Mr. Dunn

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received the Report of the Steering Committee on the Safety of Merchant Seamen; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts:

Yes, and I should like to give a very warm welcome to it. It presents a most valuable code of safe working practices, a document which has been keenly awaited by Government and industry alike. The report also contains a number of recommendations which are basically acceptable, some of which need further study in the light of the recently published report of the Committee of Inquiry into Shipping under Lord Rochdale, and some of which will require consultation with other authorities. The report of the Steering Committee is now being printed and will be published just before the middle of June.