§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many drilling vessels, semi-submersible platforms and jack-up platforms are in the ownership of United Kingdom companies or have United Kingdom ports of registration respectively; and how many are active in the North Sea.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisOn the basis of information currently available to my Department, there are three United Kingdom-registered, United Kingdom-owned drilling ships and four United Kingdom-owned jack-up platforms, two of which are United Kingdom-registered; none of these are active in the North Sea. There are six United Kingdom-registered, United Kingdom-owned semi-submersible platforms, four of which are active in the North Sea. There are also seven other United Kingdom-owned and registered vessels designed for functions similar to those above; three are active in the North Sea.