HC Deb 05 December 1985 vol 88 cc300-1W
Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will state for the latest available date such information as he has on the numbers of oil supply boats, crane barges, diving support boats and stand-by boats operating under foreign flags in the Scottish jurisdictional sector of the North sea; if he will list these by country; and if he will give comparative figures for each of the last five years.

Mr. Ridley

There is no Scottish jurisdictional sector in the North sea but the information for the United Kingdom sector is not available.

Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has as to the number of oil supply boats, crane barges, diving support boats and stand-by boats operating under the United Kingdom flag in each of the continental shelf zones in the North sea belonging to Norway, Denmark, West Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and France; and what are the comparable figures for each of the last five years.

Mr. Ridley

This information is not available.