§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of the freight carried by coastal shipping was in UK flagged ships(a) in the year to May 1992, (b) the year to May 1997 and (c) the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [91760]
§ Mr. JamiesonStatistics of freight traffic carried by coastal shipping in UK flagged ships are compiled on an annual basis only. The percentages carried in UK flagged ships for years 1991, 1996 and 2001 (the latest available year), in terms of goods lifted (tonnage) and goods moved (tonne-kilometres), were as follows:
Year UK flag share (percentage of goods lifted) UK flag share (percentage of goods moved) 1991 36 24 1996 24 16 2001 13 9