HC Deb 03 February 1987 vol 109 c568W
Mr. Stern

asked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will publish the most recent projection available to his Department of shipping using United Kingdom ports in the year 2000 in terms both of the number of ships and the values of cargoes at current prices in the following categories; (a) under 10,000 dwt, (b) 10,000–39,999 dwt, (c) 40-–79,999 dwt and (d) over 80,000 dwt;

(2) if he will publish the most recent projection available to his Department for the trend between the current year and the year 2000 of shipping using United Kingdom ports in each of the following categories: (a) containers, (b) bulk cargoes and (c) cereal cargoes.

Mr. Michael Spicer

As far as 1 am aware no one has made any such projections.

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