To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has commissioned on loading guidance for small fishing vessels in the last four years; and if he will make a statement. (276218)

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has commissioned three pieces of research on fishing vessels in the last four years. These are:

Suitability of stability criteria applied to small fishing vessels and associated survivability

Loading guidance for fishing vessels less than 12 m registered length phase II

Simplified presentation of fv stability information for vessels 12 m registered length and over phase II.

These reports are available on the MCA’s website:

www.mcga.gov.uk

under the news and publications—research menu item.