§ Rear-Admiral Morgan Gilesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what consideration he has given to introducing mandatory observance of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation routes for British ships in foreign waters outside Europe;
(2) what consideration he has given to introducing mandatory observance of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation routes in the English Channel and North Sea by British ships.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantI hope that a Statutory Instrument will shortly be laid before Parliament making it an offence for British ships to navigate in listed traffic separation lanes against the prescribed direction of traffic flow. The traffic separation schemes to which the Statutory Instrument will apply will include schemes in the English Channel, the North Sea and elsewhere in the world.