§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give a breakdown of the expenditure by United Kingdom shipping companies on the purchase or conversion of ships over the last five years, showing for each year expenditure in the United Kingdom and expenditure abroad.
§ Mr. NobleFollowing is the information:
ESTIMATES OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BY THE UNITED KINGDOM SHIPPING INDUSTRY ON THE PURCHASE AND CONVERSION OF SHIPS Transactions within the UK Transactions outside the UK £ million at current prices 1967 78 83 1968 104 170 1969 97 143 1970 132 185 1971 126 285 >NB: These figures comprise down payments, progress payments, delivery payments and final payments, and are not strictly comparable with other figures which may be based on the total value of ships at the time of delivery.
§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give a breakdown, by country of build, of the total order book of United Kingdom shipping companies at the latest date for which figures are available and comparable figures for each of the preceding five years.
§ Mr. NobleOrders for merchant ships off 100 gross tons or more for United Kingdom registration on the books of United Kingdom and overseas shipbuilders have been as follows at the end of March of each year: