§ Mr. Woodallasked the Secretary of State for Industry how much new tonnage and how many new ships were ordered by United Kingdom shipowners in 1979; how much and how many were placed with United Kingdom yards; and what 417W were the figures for the first quarter of the current year.
MERCHANT SHIPS (100 GROSS TONS AND OVER) ORDERED FOR UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION Placed in United Kingdom yards Placed in overseas yards Total Number of ships Compensated gross registered tons '000 Number of ships Compensated gross registered tons '000 Number of ships Compensated gross registered tons '000 1979 47 274.8 44 388.8 91 663.6 1980— 1st quarter 13 55.6 11 104.8 24 160.4