HC Deb 25 July 1990 vol 177 cc230-1W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many British-owned merchant ships are currently operating under foreign flags.

Mr. McLoughlin

The information requested is given in the table.

United Kingdom owned trading vessels of 100 gross tons and above at 31 March 1990
Registry Number Gross tons ('000) Deadweight tonnes ('000)
United Kingdom 507 4,044 4,490
Crown Dependencies1 79 1,613 2,933
ODTs (excluding Hong Kong)2 48 2,119 4,016

Registry Number Gross tons ('000) Deadweight tonnes ('000)
Hong Kong 42 981 1,512
Foreign 125 1,271 2,104
Total 801 10,029 15,504
1 The Crown Dependencies are the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
2 'ODTs' are the Overseas Dependent Territories of Aguilla, British Antarctic Territory, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Montserrat, St. Helena, Turks & Caicos.