§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to increase the penalties on the owners of foreign ships which contravene the Clean Air Act, 1956.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsAs my right hon. Friend said in answer to a Question from my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock (Mr. Cormack) on 24th November, he expects to complete soon his review of the statutory penalties for all pollution offences. Maximum fines on summary conviction will be increased substantially and we are sure that the new scales will provide real deterrence to all offenders including foreign ships.—[Vol. 826, c. 328–9.]