§ Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what international undertakings have been given by the United Kingdom with regard to flag discrimination in shipping; whether there has been any recent change in the views of the United Kingdom Government; and whether such undertakings are also fully supported by the EEC.
§ Mr. OnslowIn common with other individual members of the EEC, the United Kingdom subscribes to the OECD Code of Liberalisation of Invisible Operations which condemns flag discrimination. This policy was publicly reaffirmed in the Decisions taken by the Ministers of the Consultative Shipping Group (which includes the United Kingdom and most of the other maritime members of the EEC) in Tokyo in February 1971, and the Government's views have not changed since then.
§ Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the policy of the EEC in regard to restricting the carriage of exported food surpluses to vessels of any particular nation or group of nations.
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§ Mr. OnslowThere is, at present, no Community policy on shipping. But the individual members of the Community subscribe to the OECD Code of Liberalisation of Invisible Operations which condemns discriminatory shipping practices.