§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for Transport at what level the United Kingdom is represented on the Central Rhine Commission; when the last meeting was held; when a United Kingdom represnetative was last in the chair; what was the United Kingdom subscription in the year 1976–77; and in what publication the annual report of the work of the organisation is available.
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§ Mr. William RodgersThe United Kingdom is represented on the Central Rhine Commission by a senior principal from the Department of Transport and also, when necessary, by an assistant legal adviser from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The last plenary meeting of the Central Rhine Commission was on 30th November 1977.
The United Kingdom does not chair plenary sessions, but does take its turn to chair the expert committees. It last took the chair at a meeting of the Customs Committee on 13th October 1977 and will chair the next meeting of the Dangerous Goods Committee.
The annual subscription paid by the United Kingdom in 1976–77 was 340,000 French francs—about £38,000.
The annual report is a separate publication of the Central Rhine Commission and is available in the Library.