§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the
COMPLETIONS OF MERCHANT VESSELS '000 gross registered tons 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 United Kingdom— Completions 1,327 1,233 1,197 1,067 1,198 1,170 1,500 1,020 Percentage of world total 6.3 5.1 4.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 4.4 3.7 South Korea— Completions 2 16 15 14 313 410 814 562 Percentage of world total — 0.1 0.1 — 0.9 1.2 2.4 2.0 Taiwan— Completions 90 94 144 132 153 88 83 296 Percentage of world total 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.1 Norway— Completions 702 884 825 984 964 1,052 758 567 Percentage of world total 3.3 3.6 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.2 2.1 World Total— Completions 20,980 24,388 26,749 30,409 33,541 34,203 33,922 27,532 Source. Lloyd's Register of Shipping.