HC Deb 22 November 1973 vol 864 cc503-4W
Mr. Prescott

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many safety inspections have been conducted by the Department's marine superintendents on British ships in each of the last four years; and if he will break down the figures into districts.

Mr. Michael Heseltine

Safety inspections are carried out by marine surveyors. The following table shows (a) the numbers of general inspections, including inspections of fishing vessels, and (b) the numbers of surveys carried out for the purposes of various statutory safety certificates. The volume of work represented by column (b) is almost seven times that represented by column (a). Although it has not been possible to exclude foreign ships, they represent a very small proportion of the total.

1969
District General Inspections Surveys for Statutory Certificates
(a) (b)
Bristol Channel 319 475
East of England 375 502
East of Scotland 888 319
Liverpool 322 931
London 538 1,107
North-East of England 1,321 664
Northern Ireland 267 134
South and South-West of England 338 668
West of Scotland 360 439
Totals 4,728 5,239
1970
District General Inspections Surveys for Statutory Certificates
(a) (b)
Bristol Channel 491 465
East of England 384 553
East of Scotland 938 256
Liverpool 361 937
London 529 1,123
North-East of England 1,265 737
Northern Ireland 320 172
South and South-West of England 317 723
West of Scotland 311 434
Totals 4,916 5,400
1971
District General Inspections Surveys for Statutory Certificates
(a) (b)
Bristol Channel 401 434
East of England 594 487
East of Scotland 1,080 210
Liverpool 210 986
London 599 1,095
North-East of England 785 536
Northern Ireland 258 118
South and South-West of England 298 788
West of Scotland 413 394
Totals 4,638 5,048
1972
District General Inspections Surveys for Statutory Certificates
(a) (b)
Bristol Channel 532 441
East of England 487 469
East of Scotland 694 245
Liverpool 157 827
London 736 1,020
North-East of England 538 486
Northern Ireland 249 108
South and South-West of England 309 649
West of Scotland 363 350
Totals 4,065 4,595