§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on what date representations were first made to the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organisation by Great Britain that agreement should be reached whereby countries whose coastline may be at risk will be notified immediately of any shipping incident involving hazardous cargoes.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThe question of international notification has been under consideration as a proposal to come before the 1973 International Conference on Marine Pollution. However, we decided that more urgent action was also desirable.
The United Kingdom proposal foreshadowed by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment in his statement to the House on 24th January has therefore been formally put to the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organisation today. It is for discussion at the 12th Session of the Sub-Committee on Marine Pollution which
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1970 1971 cwts. £ thousands cwts. £ thousands Salmon, chilled or frozen … … 896 40 1,922 108 Salmon, fresh … … Nil Nil Nil Nil Trout, fresh* … … 12,027 310 11,927 305 * Neither rainbow trout nor frozen trout are separately distinguished in the overseas trade statistics it is, however, believed that most trout coming from Denmark are fresh rainbow trout. meets on 28 February. Thereafter it should be considered by the Maritime Safety Committee in March.