HC Deb 23 February 1978 vol 944 c791W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether the National Enterprise Board has invested money in, or loaned money to, Ferrograph Limited; and, if so, what was the total cost of acquisition of the shareholding, the total number of shares held, the percentage that such shares represent in the total equity of the company, the value of the National Enterprise Board shareholding

COMPLETIONS OF MERCHANT SHIPS OF 100 GROSS REGISTERED TONS AND OVER
Thousand gross registered tons
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 (provisional)
United Kingdom 1,067 1,198 1,170 1,500 1,019
Belgium 230 256 201 211 132
Denmark 1,004 1,076 969 1,034 708
France 1,170 1,046 1,150 1,673 841
Federal Republic of Germany 1,926 2,142 2,499 1,874 1,516
Italy 837 953 792 715 774
Netherlands 852 942 1,028 634 236
Japan 14,751 16,894 16,991 15,868 11,701
Finland 186 192 267 249 360
Norway 984 964 1,052 758 566
Sweden 2,290 2,181 2,188 2,515 2,311
Figures are not separately available for Luxembourg and the Republic of Ireland.
Source: Lloyd's Register of Shipping.