§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many ships masters have reported a birth aboard their vessels to a consular office during the last 10 years. [29592]
§ Mr. BaldryShips masters are not required to report or register births on board their vessels to consular officers. They report births, and deaths, to the Marine Superintendent at the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, Cardiff.