HC Deb 10 June 1993 vol 226 cc310-1W
Mr. Luff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which countries voted for and against the United Kingdom proposals for ferry survivability in the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organisation on 24 to 28 May.

Mr. Norris

The United Kingdom proposal was not put to the vote, however the vote for a consolidated proposal put forward by Canada, Denmark, Belgium, Norway and Sweden and supported by the United Kingdom was 16 for and 10 against. A detailed record of the voting was not taken. Sixty-five countries attended the meeting.

Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what decisions taken at the 62nd session of the International Maritime Organisation's Maritime Safety Committee meeting 24 to 28 May will have a bearing on improving the safety of shipping in the English channel and in the shipping lanes for ferries between British ports and those in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Mr. Norris

Routeing and other navigational issues, including ferry routes, for the English channel were not discussed at the 62nd session of the Maritime Safety Committee.