§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of merchant shipbuilding orders have been placed by British shipowners in (a) Britain, (b) other EC countries arid (c) other countries in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table shows the percentage of new orders in compensated gross tonnes for merchant ships placed in United Kingdom, other EC and non-EC yards that are destined for the United Kingdom flag. The information as requested is not available.
United Kingdom Other EC Non EC 1979 39 7 54 1980 38 18 44 1981 36 18 46 1982 56 2 42 1983 54 2 44 1984 81 15 4 1985 61 37 2 Source: DTI.
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§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the most recent information he has on the numbers employed in merchant shipbuilding in each of the countries of the EC.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following is the most recent comparable information:
Employment in EC Merchant Shipbuilding in 1984 Numbers Belgium 4,060 Denmark 10,300 France 16,940 Germany 22,189 Greece 2,000 Ireland — Italy 12,800 Netherlands 7,530 United Kingdom 14,655 Source: EC Commission and OECD.
Spain and Portugal joined the EC in 1985. In 1984, 23,900 were employed in merchant shipbuilding in Spain. Figures for Portugal are not separately recorded.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the most recent information he has on the tonnage of new orders won by each EC country, Japan and South Korea in 1985 and the first month of 1986.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following is the most recent information.
Thousands of compensated gross tonnes 1985 January 1986 Belgium 31 — Denmark 85 2 France 302 1 Federal Republic of Germany 925 9 Greece 29 — Ireland — — Italy 360 — Netherlands 335 14 United Kingdom 293 6 Portugal 1 — Spain 273 5 Japan 4,548 334 South Korea 833 n/a Sources:
OECD.
Lloyds Register of Shipping.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many employees there were in merchant shipbuilding in (i) Britain and (ii) other European Economic Community countries in (a) 1979 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 19 May 1986]: The information is as follows:
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Employment in shipbuilding in the Community 1979 1984 Belgium 6,258 4,060 Denmark 9,900 10,300 France 23,000 16,940 Germany 27,369 22,189 Greece — 2,000 Ireland 750 —
1979 1984 Italy 19,000 12,800 Netherlands 14,540 7,530 United Kingdom 31,200 14,655 Source: EC.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of new world orders for merchant ships were won by British Shipbuilders in each year since 1979; and what is the latest figure for 1986.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply,19 May 1986]: British Shipbuilders' percentage share of world new merchant ship orders was as follows:
Percentage 1979 1.8 1980 2.1 1981 2.3 1982 1.9 1983 1.2 1984 0.8 1985 1.5 There is no world order figures yet for 1986.