§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what plans he has to encourage ferry companies to install watertight internal doors on the vehicle decks on roll-on roll-off vessels in a similar manner to those being fitted in Norway; [20602]
(2) when roll-on roll-off ferries using British ports will meet the safety standards shortly to be universally applied to Norwegian ferries. [20163]
§ Mr. NorrisAll ferry operators operating to and from the UK will be required to apply, within the agreed time scales, the survivability standard agreed with Norway and other maritime administrations last month at the Stockholm conference. The measures necessary to comply with the standard will depend on the characteristics of the individual ships.