§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish details of the number of ships which entered(a) Larne and (b) Carrickfergus ports during 1987.
§ Mr. ViggersDuring 1987 there were 5,107 ship visits to Larne and some 250 to Carrickfergus.
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many passengers travelled through Larne port in 1987;
(2) how many (a) commercial vehicles and (b) cars and caravans passed through Larne harbour in 1987;
(3) what is the estimated number of vehicles entering and leaving Larne harbour annually;
(4) how many persons are estimated to have been at Larne harbour meeting or leaving passengers during 1987.
§ Mr. ViggersThe information requested is as follows:
Shipping traffic through Larne harbour in 1987 Numbers Inwards Outwards Total Passengers 737,665 722,072 1,459,737 Vehicles 326,944 287,562 614,506 (a) Commercial vehicles 160,942 147,804 308,746 (b) Cars and caravans 166,002 139,758 305,760 1. The table gives the numbers of vehicles carried on ships. No figures are available for the numbers of vehicles which enter and leave the Larne harbour area.
2. There are no estimates available of the numbers of persons meeting or leaving passengers at Larne harbour.
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what tonnage of cargo passed through(a) Larne harbour and (b) Carrickfergus harbour in 1987; and what tonnage of cargo was handled at Ballylumford, Magheramorne and Kilroot in 1987.
§ Mr. ViggersThe information requested is as follows:522W
Total tonnage of goods in 1987 Tonnes Larne 3,743,268 Carrickfergus 309,970 Ballylumford 785,840 Magheramorne 298,123 Figures for Kilroot are not available for publication. The figures exclude the tare weights of containers.