§ Mr. Prescottasked the Minister for Trade how many deaths and injuries have occurred upon vessels of under 1,600 tonnes in each of the past five years.
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§ Mr. SproatOne death and 97 non-fatal injuries on United Kingdom registered ships under 1,600 tonnes have been reported between 1 October 1982 and 11 March 1983 under the Merchant Shipping (Safety Officials and Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations 1982. Information for the period before October 1982 is not available in the case of non-fatal injuries; in the case of deaths, it could be provided only at inordinate expense.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Minister for Trade how many vessels under 1,600 tonnes are registered under the British flag; how many officers and men are employed upon them; and what proportion are federated vessels.
§ Mr. SproatTheBusiness Monitor series MR 15—General Trends in Shipping—contains some information about numbers of United Kingdom registered merchant ships according to tonnage but does not differentiate between ships covered by National Maritime Board agreements and others. Information on the numbers of seamen employed on federated and non-federated ships in particular tonnage is not collected and could not be assembled at a reasonable cost.