§ 50. Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with International Maritime Organisation members concerning ro-ro ferry stability.
§ Mr. David MitchellMy right hon. Friend addressed the fifteenth session of the assembly of the International Maritime Organisation on 9 November last year when he impressed on representatives the United Kingdom Government's concern to secure early international agreement on measures to ensure the highest safety standards for roll-on roll-off ferries. The maritime safety committee at its April meeting considered and endorsed new damage stability requirements for passenger ships, as explained in the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Mr. Shaw) on 19 May,Official Report, columns 524–25.