§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will take steps to ensure that editorial independence is
Flag Description United Kingdom Norway Dutch German Panama No. Per cent.* No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. Supply Boats 65 (58) 22 (19) 10 (9) 8 (7) 3 (3) Safety/Support Vessels† 124 (92) 3 (2) 7 (5) — — 1 (1) Crane Barges — — 1 (100) — — — — — — Pipelaying Barges — — — — — — — — — — Drilling Rigs 7 (30) 3 (13) — — — — 7 (30) * Percentages have been rounded. † The figures for safety/support vessels show the number of vessels holding current Department of Trade certificates for safety work on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf.
Flag Description Sweden Singapore Canada United States of America Liberia No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. Supply Boats 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 (2) — — — — Safety/Support Vessels† — — — — — — — — — — Crane Barges — — — — — — — — — — Pipelaying Barges — — — — — — — — — — Drilling Rigs — — — — 1 (5) 3 (13) 2 (9) † The figures for safety/support vessels show the number of vessels holding current Department of Trade certificates for safety work on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf.