§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Trade what information he has as to the total amount of oil tanker tonnage laid up in the world; how much of it is British-owned under (a) British flags and (b) foreign flags; and how much of the laid up tonnage consists of very large crude carriers.
§ Mr. ShoreFollowing is the information:
Laid-up tanker tonnage, 30th April 1975 Thousand tons deadweight 1 World 17,189 2 (a) UK Flag 1,183 (b) Foreign Flags* 16,006 3 Very large crude carriers (i.e. over 200,000 tons deadweight) 6,943