Written question asked by Nick Ainger (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 February 2008. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Monday, 18 February 2008 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Pollution
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she expects the Government to ratify the (a) Convention on Hazardous and Noxious Substances 1996, (b) Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness and Co-operation/Hazardous and Noxious Substances 2000, (c) Anti-Fouling Convention and (d) Ballast and Water Management Convention; and if she will make a statement.
- Answer
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The United Kingdom, together with many other EU and third country states, has not yet ratified the ““International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) by Sea 1996””, because of a number of technical and legal difficulties with the current text. To overcome these difficulties the International Maritime Organization's Legal Committee will consider the text of a new draft legal instrument at its meeting in October 2008. This legal instrument is likely to be in the form of a protocol. Once new text has been agreed at IMO, the UK will take the necessary steps to ratify the convention, as amended by the protocol.The UK intends to accede to the ““Oil Pollution Preparedness Response and Co-operation (OPRC) Convention Protocol 2000”” as soon as possible, following the introduction of secondary legislation later this year.Legislation to implement the ““International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships 2001”” (““Anti-Fouling Convention””) is currently in draft and will be issued for public consultation later this year. The Government will ratify the convention once this consultation has been satisfactorily completed and the legislation is in place.The Government intend to begin work on implementing and ratifying the ““International Convention for the control of ships ballast water and Sediments 2004”” (““Ballast Water Convention””), once outstanding issues relating to the availability of treatment systems and the associated guidance are resolved through the International Maritime Organization.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 185786; 472 c154-5W
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- International cooperation Pollution control Shipping
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