§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Minister for Trade (1) on what date he received the report of the Anglo-Norwegian working group established to investigate whether the Norwegian authorities have set any barriers to the use of British registered vessels in the Norwegian sector of the North sea; if he will set out the main conclusions of that report; and when he expects to announce his own assessment of the report;
(2) further to the reply to the hon. Member for South Shields (Dr. Clark) on 7 February, Official Report, c. 255, on what date in March he expects to be meeting the Norwegian Minister for Commerce and Shipping to discuss the employment of British registered supply vessels operating in the Norwegian sector of the North sea.
§ Mr. SproatI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.