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International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2005

I thank the noble Baroness for bringing the order before the Grand Committee; I am a commissioner for the Irish lighthouse service and have some knowledge of these affairs. I sincerely hope that this statutory instrument and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will lead to improved management of legislation of the sea, which badly needs improvement on a worldwide basis. There is still far too much piracy, robbery and misuse of ships at sea. Anything that can be done by the Western nations as a whole to improve safety—and by ““safety”” I do not mean life saving but safety of assets at sea—should be done.