§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to the annual tonnage of imports landed at(a) Pembroke Dock, (b) Milford Haven and (c) Fishguard in each of the past 15 years; and if he will indicate for each year the total tonnage for (i) the United Kingdom market and (ii) onward transhipment to a third country.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe information is shown in the following table:
United Kingdom imports through Milford Haven and Fishguard 1972–87 Thousand tonnes Milford Haven (including Pembroke Dock) Fishguard 1972 26,239 42 1973 32,113 83 1974 34,379 82 1975 26,315 121 1976 25,586 71 1977 19,026 89 1978 18,743 108 1979 17,539 104 1980 14,354 139 1981 10,932 103 1982 11,175 128 1983 7,984 119 1984 10,122 131 1985 10,664 139 1976 9,359 193 1977 7,151 193 Notes
Figures compiled by the Department of Transport (1980–87) and the National Ports Council (1972–79) from annual traffic returns supplied by the ports.
Figures for Pembroke Dock cannot be disaggregated from the data held for Milford Haven. Statistics on goods transhipped onward to a third country are not collected.