§ Mr. Kennedyasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the number of ships, giving tonnage, which have (a) sunk, and (b) requested assistance in each of the following sea areas (i) Pentland Firth, (ii) Minch, (iii) Little Minch, (iv) sea of the Hebrides and (v) North Channel since 1980; and of these if he will state how many in each case were crude oil-carrying tankers.
§ Mr. RidleyI shall answer this question shortly.