HC Deb 17 July 1978 vol 954 cc108-9W
Sir Bernard Braine

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he is satisfied that the Port of London Authority has adequate powers to implement the recommendation of the report of the Health and Safety Executive on the risks of fire and explosion to the people who live on and around Canvey Island that there should be an agreed limitation of eight knots on all vessels moving in the Thames estuary; and, if not, whether he will seek to provide them with such powers.

Mr. William Rodgers

I understand that the Port of London Authority is satisfied that they have adequate powers under the Port of London Act 1968 and are currently exercising them.