Orders of the Day — Pilotage Bill [Lords]

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:54 pm on 30 March 1987.

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Photo of Mr Peter Rees Mr Peter Rees , Dover 7:54, 30 March 1987

My hon. Friend has rightly stressed the issue of safety in the consideration of this complex and important problem. As he must know, the English channel, between Dover and Folkestone, is one of the busiest waterways in the world. Will he consider an extension of the inshore zone which at present stops short of the Goodwin Sands? I leave it to him to say whether the area is in my constituency, but is there not a case for a further extension, in the interests of safety?