§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, in view of his intention that the reorganisation of the ports shall preserve local initiative and responsibility and to ensure that ports continue to compete on service and on price, he will propose that the powers to be conferred on the proposed National Ports Authority are confined to matters of overall national strategy and do not extend to individual ports' pricing policy and that any dispute between the authority and any individual ports relating to the authority's powers should be referred to the Secretary of State for adjudication; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Dr. GilbertThese points will be considered as part of the review of comments on the Government's second consultation document.