Marine Safety

HC Deb 21 June 1994 vol 245 cc123-5W

Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals he has to extend port state control inspections in the light of the Donaldson report; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Norris

We believe that port state control can operate effectively only if co-ordinated on a regional basis. Lord Donaldson also recognised this in recommending that we build upon the success of the Paris memorandum of understanding by adopting a system of self-targeting and enhancing the deterrent effect of port state inspections. The Secretary of State made it clear in his statement of 17 May that we would pursue Lord Donaldson's recommendations with our European partners. He raised the issue at the Transport Council on 13 June and we intend to take every opportunity to develop these proposals further in discussion with our colleagues in the Paris MOU and the EU.

Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the Foreign Secretary in respect of defective Russian and Baltic ships; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Norris

Department of Transport and Foreign and Commonwealth officials have worked together in responding to the problems that have arisen in respect of ships from the Russian Federation and the Baltic states. Officials from both Departments have discussed the problems with diplomatic representatives of the states concerned emphasising the need for effective action in respect of defective ships flying their flags.

Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) Russian and (b) Baltic State ships the

Staff in post
	Number of staff at grade
Office	4	5	6	71	SEO	SURV	HEO	EO	AO	AA	Others2
Spring Place	1	3	9	32	2	18	20	21.5	27	8	13
London District	—	—	1	7	—	10	1	1	7	1	2
South and South West District	—	—	1	5	—	15	1	2	5	2	4.5
North East and East District	—	—	1	9	—	15.5	1	2	6	—	9.5
North West and Wales District	—	—	1	5	—	12	1	2	7	3	5
West of Scotland and Northern Ireland District	—	—	1	5	—	15	1	1	3	3	4
East of Scotland District	—	—	1	6	—	11	1	1	5.5	2	3
1Includes Principal Surveyors.
2Includes personal secretaries, typists, casuals, messengers.

HEADQUARTERS

• Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, Hants
• S015 1EG
• Tel: [phone]

LONDON DISTRICT

• District Marine Office
• District Chief Surveyor
• Central Court, lb Knoll Rise, Orpington,
• Kent BR6 OJA
• Tel: [phone]

District Sub-Office

• 59 Deneside, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 2HL
• Tel: [phone]

SOUTH AND SOUTH WEST DISTRICT

• District Marine Office
• District Chief Surveyor

Marine Safety Agency has detained in British ports since 1 April on account of (i) unseaworthiness or (ii) serious defects.

Mr. Norris

The number of Russian-registered and Baltic states-registered ships detained by the Marine Safety Agency as unsafe or for non-compliance with merchant shipping regulations between 1 April and 10 June 1994 is given in the table:

	Russian	Baltic States
Unsafe	1	Nil
Non-compliance with merchant shipping regulations	5	1

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff there are in each grade at each Marine Safety Agency office; and what is the address of each office.

Mr. Norris

Robin Bradley, the chief executive of the Marine Safety Agency will send a reply to the hon. Member.

Letter from R. M. Bradley to Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody, dated 17 March 1994: I am replying to your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Transport about the number of staff there are in each grade at each marine safety agency office, and the address of each office. Please find attached a table showing the number of staff in post for Headquarters and each marine district by grade and a list of addresses for each office.

• Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton,
• Hants. 5015 lEG
• Tel: [phone]

• District Sub-Offices
• Imperial Buildings, Bar Road, Falmouth,
• Cornwall TR11 4NW
• Tel: [phone]
• Phoenix House, Notte Street, Plymouth,
• Devon PL1 2HF
• Tel: [phone]

• NORTH EAST AND EAST District
• District Marine Office
• District Chief Surveyor
• Government Buildings, Broadway West, Gosforth,
• Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE3 2JL
• Tel: [phone]

• District Sub-Offices
• Ground and 3rd Floors, 12–16 Woodlands Road,
• Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS 1 3BE
• Tel: [phone]
• Crosskill House, Mill Lane, Beverley,
• Humberside HU17 9JB
• Tel: [phone]

NORTH WEST AND WEST DISTRICT

• District Marine Office
• District Chief Surveyor
• 2nd Floor, Graeme House, Derby Square, Liverpool,
• Merseyside L2 75Q.
• Tel. [phone].

District Sub-offices

• 3rd Floor, Oxford House, The Hayes, Cardiff, South
• Glamorgan CF1 2TD.
• Tel: [phone].
• Customs House, Clayton Street, Avonmouth, Bristol,
• Avon BS1 1DX.
• Tel. [phone].
• Crown Buildings, Nantucket Avenue, Milford Haven, SA73 2DD.
• Tel. [phone].

WEST OF SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND DISTRICT

• District Marine Office
• Chief Surveyor
• 6000 Academy Park, Gower Street, Glasgow GS1 1TR.
• Tel. [phone].

• District Sub-office
• Customs Home, Queens Square, Belfast BT1 3ET
• Tel. [phone].

EAST OF SCOTLAND DISTRICT

• District Marine Office
• District Surveyor,
• Blaikies Quay, Aberdeen AB9 2AZ.
• Tel. [phone].

District Sub-offices

• 1 John's Place, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7EL.
• Tel. [phone].
• The Port Administration Building, Selta Ness, Graven
• Mossbank, Shetland ZE2 9QR.
• Tel. [phone].

REGISTER OF SHIPPING AND SEAMEN

• Unit 12. Cheviot Close, Parc Ty Glas, Llanishen, Cardiff
• CF4 5FU.
• Tel. [phone].