Mr. Alan Lee Williamsasked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on the number of British ships at sea on any one day of the year, including the number of ships that round the Cape of Good Hope daily.
§ Mr. MarshOn 14th December, 1968, there were 934 British ships on ocean passage of which 120 were on voyages which had either already taken or would take them round the Cape of Good Hope. While the numbers of British ships at sea and voyaging round the Cape of Good Hope change from day to day the numbers at any one time are unlikely to differ very much from those quoted.