§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many people lost their lives by drowning off the Welsh coast in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. BrittanI have been asked to reply.
The information reported to the Home Department is given in the following table; it may he incomplete.
People reported as having drowned in the sea, harbour or docks on or off the Welsh Coast. 1975–1979 1975 34 1976 31 1977 22 1978 23 1979 27(1) (1) provisional; excluding drownings reported in the Fastnet yacht race.