§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what agreement he has reached with the United States Government about prior notification to the Governments of the European maritime powers of the passage through the English Channel by ships carrying hazardous cargoes other than oil or petroleum products.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantNone. But the United Kingdom, together with the United States and other major maritime countries, are seeking to formulate in the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organisation an international code for the construction and equipment of vessels carrying hazardous cargoes.