HC Deb 20 March 1973 vol 853 cc53-4W
Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what discussions have taken place with the object of promoting a common ports policy in the Common Market; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peyton

Commission officials had exploratory talks with representatives of major ports of the Nine in November 1972.

Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total of port investment for each of the years following 1968; and if he will detail this investment under each of the port titles of ownership.

Mr. Peyton

Tne total of port investment was £48.2 million in 1969, £39.7 million in 1970 and £403 million in 1971. A corresponding figure is not yet available for 1972. Details of investment by ports are given in Table 3 of the National Ports Council's Digest of Port Statistics for 1972, an extract from which follows:—

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BY PORT AUTHORITIES, GREAT BRITAIN 1969–1971
Port 1969 1970 1971
Port 1969 1970 1971
South East
London 5.9 3.4 2.7
Medway — 0.1 1.7
Dover 1.2 11 0.7
Southampton 1.6 2.5 5.5
Other ports 0.7 0.1 0.5
Total 9.3 7.2 11.1
South West
Bristol 0.9 1.2 1.4
Other ports — 0.1 0.2
Total 1.0 1.2 1.6
Wales and Monmouthshire
Newport 0.6 0.9 0.3
Cardiff 0.3 0.2 0.5
PortTalbot 5.7 2.9 0.3
Swansea 0.7 0.7 0.3
Other ports 5.8 2.5 0.6
Total 13.1 7.2 2.1
North West
Liverpool 11.2 12.9 11.5
Manchester 0.9 1.1 1.2
Other ports 0.5 0.9 0.3
Total 12.6 14.9 13.0
Scotland
West Coast
Clyde 1.4 1.1 0.7
Other ports 0.3 0.5 0.3
Total 1.8 1.6 0.9
East Coast
Aberdeen 0.5 0.2 0.2
Dundee 0.1 0.1 0.2
Forth 1.5 1.5 2.7
Total 2.1 1.9 3.0
Total 3.9 3.5 4.0
Northern
East Coast
Tyne 0.5 0.1 0.2
Tees and Hartlepool 0.3 1.3 4.9
Other ports 0.5 0.9 0.2
Total 1.3 2.3 5.3
West Coast
Total — — 0.2
Total 1.3 2.3 5.5
Yorkshire and Humberside
Hull 2.1 1.9 0.6
Grimsby 0.2 0.1 0.1
Immingham 3.6 0.2 0.2
Goole 0.l 0.1 0.1
Total 6.0 2.3 1.0
East Midlands
Total (Boston — 0.1 0.1
East Anglia
Felixstowe 0.4 0.4 0.5
Harwich 0.1 0.4 1.2
Other ports 0.4 0.2 0.2
Total 1.0 1.0 1.9
Total Great Britain 48.2 39.7 40.3