§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Trade, during the recent dispute with the National Union of Seamen, how many (a) container ships, (b) tanker and (c) coastal vessels were detained in home and foreign ports.
§ Mr. EyreThere are no official statistics in this form. However, figures released by the General Council of British Shipping and the National Union of Seamen suggest that, at the height of the dispute, some 230 to 240 British ships were affected, at home and abroad.