§ Mr. Peytonasked the Minister of Transport if he will state the total gross registered tonnage of shipping flying the British flag in each of the last 10 years, expressed also in each case as the percentage of world gross registered tonnage.
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§ Mr. MarplesThe gross tonnage, and proportion of world tonnage, of vessels registered in the United Kingdom and Colonies in the years 1951–1960 were as follows:
— Thousand gross tons Percentage of World 1951 … … 17,581 22 1952 … … 17,510 21 1953 … … 17,763 20 1954 … … 18,257 20 1955 … … 18,613 20 1956 … … 19,017 19 1957 … … 19,418 19 1958 … … 19,701 18 1959 … … 20,463 17 1960 … … 20,927 17 NOTES:
(1) The above tonnages relate to trading vessels of 500 gross tons and over. They exclude vessels registered in other Commonwealth countries.
(2) The percentages are based on the world total including vessels of the United States Reserve Fleet.