HL Deb 20 May 1992 vol 537 c39WA
Lord Gainford

asked Her Majesty's Government: What decisions have been reached on future UK participation in the Central Rhine Commission.

The Earl of Caithness

After having consulted interested representatives of the shipping industry, we have decided that the benefits of continued UK membership of the Central Rhine Commission are no longer sufficient to justify our annual expenditure on this organisation. We will therefore be giving the Central Rhine Commission formal notice of our intention to withdraw from 31st December 1993.