§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Trade why there was no member of the Scottish Guild of Pilots appointed to the Pilotage Commission despite the fact that the 1977 report of the Advisory Committee on Pilotage recommended that appointees to this commission should have had wide experience of pilotage in its fullest physical sense and not merely as an administrator of a pilotage authority.
§ Mr. John Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will appoint a Scottish pilot to the Pilotage 308W Commission; and if he will make a statement on the composition of the commission.
§ Mr. TebbitMembers of the Pilotage Commission are not appointed as delegates of a particular interest or part of the United Kingdom. The appointments made were, however, carefully considered with a view to ensuring that the membership was balanced geographically and reflected a wide experience of pilotage, but it is not possible to appoint a pilot from each pilotage district. It is not intended to appoint any further members at the present time, but the composition of the commission will be kept under review.