§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for 294W each year since 1960 what percentage of world production of ships, in terms of gross tons, was produced in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldFollowing is the information:
MERCHANT SHIPS OF 100 GROSS TONS AND OVER Gross tonnage completed in the United Kingdom as a percentage of world production 1960 … … … 15.5 1961 … … … 17.2 1962 … … … 12.4 1963 … … … 12.1 1964 … … … 8.3 1965 … … … 10.9 1966 … … … 7.6 1967 … … … 7.8 1968 … … … 6.2 1969 … … … 4.4 1970 … … … 6.3 1971 … … … 5.1 1972 … … … 4.5 1973 … … … 3.5 1974 … … … 3.6 1975 … … … 3.4 Source: Lloyds Register of Shipping.