HC Deb 02 July 1997 vol 297 c189W
Mr. Blizzard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will review the law under which a fine can be imposed for flying the Union Jack on a boat on an inland waterway. [5877]

Ms Glenda Jackson

To change the law in this manner would require primary legislation. Although there are no current plans to review merchant shipping legislation, we will consider this issue the next time an appropriate opportunity arises.