§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to ensure oil tanker traffic is monitored around the United Kingdom coast 24 hours a day.
§ Mr. NorrisAt present, laden oil tankers report their movements to local coastguards in the areas of the Fair Isle channel, Pentland firth and the Isles of Scilly. In both the Dover strait and the Minch, all tankers report their movements to local coastguards. The provision of further monitoring will be subject to the recommendations made by the inquiry announced by the Secretary of State to the House on 11 January 1993,Official Report, columns 609–10, under the chairmanship of Lord Donaldson of Lymington.