Shipping (Hansard, 25 May 1994)

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what instructions are in force on the nationalities of crew and officers of fishing and merchant vessels registered under the national flags of(a) Denmark, (b) Italy, (c) Greece, (d) Germany and (e) the Netherlands.

§ Mr. Norris
With regard to merchant vessels I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Wallasey (Ms Walley) on 28 April,Hansard, column 598. The Department does not collect information on manning requirements for fishing vessels.

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many foreign-owned merchant and fishing vessels are registered under the national flags of(a) France, (b) Germany, (c) Denmark and (d) the Netherlands.

§ Mr. Norris
The Government do not collect these data. To obtain reliable information from other sources would involve disproportionate cost.