§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many firms were licensed to carry out industrial dredging off the United Kingdom coast in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. LawsonThe number of firms to which licences have been issued by the Crown Estate Commissioners to extract sand and gravel off the United Kingdom coastline is as follows:
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Year Firms 1979 19 1980 20 1981 19
Year Firms 1982 20 1983 19 1984 19 1985 20 1986 20 1987 20
§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many firms were licensed to carry out dredging off the North sea coast in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. LawsonThe number of firms to which licences have been issued by the Crown Estate Commissioners to extract sand and gravel off the North sea coast is as follows:
Year Firms 1979 9 1980 9 1981 9 1982 9 1983 8 1984 8 1985 8 1986 8 1987 8