§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the revenue raised by the Crown Estate for the last five years by sea area for(a) dredging licences and (b) mooring rights.
§ Mr. MajorStatistics on dredging activity are collated by main dredging area. The revenues raised by the Crown Estate from licences to dredge aggregate for the last five calendar years were:
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£ million 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 East Coast 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.9 Thames Estuary 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 South Coast 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 Solent and Spithead 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Bristol channel 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 Liverpool Bay and River Mersey 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.07 Statistics for the revenue from mooring rights for the last five years are not readily available on the same basis. However, revenue for the 1988–89 financial year by main area of activity was:
£ (thousands) East Coast of England 10.2 South Coast of England 96.8 West Coast of England (with Wales and Northern Ireland) 8.3 Scottish Waters 46.8