§ Mr. Wallaceasked the Secretary of State for Transport what responses were received to the consultative document on ship registration; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David MitchellSome 50 responses to the March 1984 consultative document were received. The Merchant Shipping Bill to be introduced this autumn will take forward some of the proposals in the consultative document, in particular those on eligibility to register and on the categorisation of dependent territory registers.