HC Deb 30 March 1994 vol 240 c749W
Mr. Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make the sea between Lands End and the Isles of Scilly a mandatory reporting and monitoring area for ships under the international convention for the safety of life at sea.

Mr. Norris

There is already international agreement that laden vessels should report their intention to enter the traffic separation scheme in place between Lands End and Isles of Scilly. The United Kingdom is taking a leading role in international negotiations which should lead to changes in the safety of life at sea—SOLAS—convention and to the establishment of a legal framework for the mandatory reporting of ship movements.