§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will place in the Library copies of the inspection reports of the roll-on roll-off ferries inspected at the port of Folkestone over the last six months; [19386]
(2) if he will place in the Library copies of the inspection reports of roll-on roll-off ferries inspected at the port of Dover over the last six months. [19385]
§ Mr. NorrisThe Government believe that there is no benefit to the travelling public to be gained from the release of the results of routine inspections. The technical content of the report would not be easily comprehensible and could be open to misinterpretation. Moreover, to release information only on inspections carried out in an individual port could unfairly disadvantage operators to that port.
615WIn cases where an inspection of a foreign registered roll-on roll-off ferry reveals serious deficiencies which lead to its detention, the details would be included in the list of ships detained in UK ports, which is published monthly by the Marine Safety Agency.