Written question asked by Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 14 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 October 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 25 October 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April, 420 c311W, on navigational aids, what further progress has been made on ensuring that the Irish Government meets the full cost of navigational aids in territorial waters; and if he will list the (a) meetings he has had and (b) representations he has received on the subsidy for Irish navigation since April.

Answer: John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his Answer of 19 April 2004, Official Report, column 311W, on navigational aids, what further progress has been made on ensuring that the Irish Government meets the full cost of navigational aids in territorial waters; and if he will list the (a) meetings he has had and (b) representations he has received on the subsidy for Irish navigation since April. [192197] Mr. Jamieson: My officials working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, are maintaining an active dialogue with officials of the Irish Government Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (DCMNR) to identify ways of addressing the imbalance of light dues revenue between the UK and Ireland, in the context of the provision of integrated GLA services for the British Isles. Since April my Department has received one representation on this issue from the Independent Light Dues Forum.

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