§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what contribution the United Kingdom is making to the administrative account of the International Tin Council in the current year.
New merchant shipbuilding orders Thousand gross registered tons 1987 1988 Qtr. 1 Qtr. 2 Qtr. 3 Qtr. 4 Qtr. 1 Qtr. 2 Qtr. 3 Belgium 0 1 0 26 20 0 7 Denmark 60 1 5 216 50 17 48 France 0 30 26 2 44 1 5 Germany 176 67 168 154 40 307 158 Italy 301 127 14 18 2 33 3 Netherlands 9 7 11 9 36 26 21 Greece 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 Portugal 79 0 0 2 7 1 3 Spain 12 26 44 324 14 106 245 United Kingdom 6 75 10 8 8 6 83 Total EEC 644 334 279 760 221 499 573 Japan 913 1,307 1,314 1,216 1,168 1,079 1,522 South Korea 1,023 1,307 605 1,225 726 778 612 Other 838 762 422 749 640 485 692 Total 3,418 3,710 2,620 3,950 2,755 2,841 3,399 Source: Lloyd's Register of Shipping.