§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will introduce legislation to exempt seamen from prosecution for desertion or breach of contract if they refuse to sail aboard a vessel bound for a war zone either 447W from a British port or a foreign port of call.
§ Mr. NobleWe have already undertaken to review the penal Sections of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1970, which modify the penal Sections of the 1894 Act, and I do not wish to prejudge the outcome of this review.