Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alan Meale (Labour), on Monday, 18 March 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 41 members in total.
STATE AID TO THE U.K. SHIPPING INDUSTRY
That this House joins with the trade union RMT, the representative body of merchant navy ratings in Britain, in congratulating the General Council of British Shipping, the industry's employers' organisation, for its current campaign to gain ??60 million of budget aid for the United Kingdom merchant fleet; but in doing so, draws attention firstly to the past experiences of state aid to the United Kingdom merchant shipping industry, whereby direct and indirect subsidies have been channelled towards investment in foreign tonnage and the employment of low cost, third world crews; in particular points to the fact that the extension of the business expansion programme scheme to the shipping industry in 1987 failed to produce a single job for the United Kingdom rating; secondly, bears in mind the record of many members of the Council of British Shipping whose own companies have the practice in their deep sea, cruise and cargo fleets of the employment of low cost, third world ratings with many vessels flagged out to off shore registries; and therefore states that, whilst wishing every success to the employers' request for extra financial help to the industry, such assistance should be conditional upon the employment of United Kingdom-domiciled ratings, as well as the registration of vessels on the United Kingdom mainland register.
Amendments
The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.
- 612A1
- leave out from 'Britain' to 'for' in line 3.
- 612A2
- at end add 'and notes that if British shipowners had ordered even a tenth of their new tonnage from British shipyards in recent years many that have closed would still be open.'.
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- Early day motion
- Reference
- 612
- 612A1
- 612A2
- Session
- 1990-91
- Subjects
- Employment Shipping General Council of British Shipping
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