§ 39. Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement about funding for the dredging of the River Clyde.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonIt remains the Government's policy that port authorities, including Clyde Port Ltd, should manage their businesses on a commercial basis and that the costs of dredging should be met by charges to the users of ports, or by other parties who benefit from the dredging.