HC Deb 24 July 2002 vol 389 c1233W
Mr. Lazarowicz

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made in extending the terms of the Stockholm Agreement to ferries operating in Southern Europe. [73198]

Mr. Jamieson

The European Commission's proposal for a directive to extend the "Stockholm" stability standards to all EU-flagged ro-ro ferries and third country flagged ro-ro ferries calling at EU ports was agreed at Transport Council in June. It will now go to the European Parliament for debate, under co-decision procedures.