HC Deb 14 March 1989 vol 149 c212W
Sir Anthony Meyer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many accidents involving injury have been reported during the past five years involving powered boats travelling close inshore off bathing beaches.

Mr. Portillo

I have been asked to reply.

There have been about 700 incidents in total each year involving powered pleasure boats, but records are not kept of those occurring close to bathing beaches.