§ Mr. RathboneTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the embargo on trade with Serbia along the Danube; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggOn the whole, the operation is effective. Co-operation from the four national Customs services involved—Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary is good. The only persistent difficulty is the control, at certain points on the river, of the cross-bank trade by small boats.