§ 27. Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received about a British open shipping register; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NorrisI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, North (Ms Walley) on 11 January,Official Report, column 124. A proposal for a British open register was received from the Baltic exchange on 3 December 1993. The complex issues which it raises require careful study. That remains the position.