§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure that EEC countries transmit NAVTEX naviga-tional guidance information.
§ Mr. David MitchellI have been asked to reply.
Provision of NAVTEX, an international service for promulgation to ships of coastal navigational and meteorological and other safety information, is coordinated through the International Maritime Organisation-sponsored worldwide navigational warning service. Some European coasts already have the service, and further transmitting stations are planned.