HC Deb 18 July 1988 vol 137 c444W
Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many random checks have been carried out by marine inspectors on all shipping vessels in the last 12 months, by category of vessel.

Mr. David Mitchell

My Department's marine surveyors have carried out 1,173 inspections on United Kingdom ships and 2,262 on non-United Kingdom ships in the last 12 months.