HC Deb 06 June 1989 vol 154 cc111-2W
Mr. Mullin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he took to ascertain that the wages and conditions of the crew on the SS Ave, which recently called at Teesport and Immingham, conform to international regulations.

Mr. Portillo

The Ave was not visited by Department of Transport marine surveyors at Imingham or Teesport. A port state control inspection had been conducted in Rotterdam on 2 May 1989 and a valid inspection form issued.

Mr. Mullin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has about the movements of the SS Ave which recently discharged a cargo of South African coal at Teesport.

Mr. Portillo

The Ave is believed to have arrived in Rotterdam from Maputo, Mozambique, and to have sailed from Rotterdam on 3 May. She arrived in Immingham later the same day, remaining there until 7 May when she sailed for Teesport. The Ave was in Teesport from 7 May until 13 May when she sailed bound for Hamburg.