HC Deb 02 May 1995 vol 259 cc129-30W
Mr. Loyden

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the gross tonnage of merchant ships built in UK yards in each year since 1965; and if he will make a statement. [21868]

Mr. Page

The information is in the table:

Merchant ships built in UK yards
Year 1,000 gross tonnes
1965 1,204
1966 1,130
1967 1,192
1968 1,046
1969 814
1970 1,297
1971 1,259
1972 1,208
1973 1,069
1974 1,189
1975 1,203
1976 1,460
1977 1,007
1978 1,135
1979 707
1980 431
1981 217
1982 453
1983 540
1984 411
1985 225
1986 106
1987 247
1988 31
1989 106
1990 134
1991 110
1992 229
1993 288
1994 224

Source:

CSO—Annual Abstract of Statistics