§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the proportion of exports from and imports to the United Kingdom, excluding ferry operations, carried in British registered ships; and what approximate proportion of ships engaged in ferry services to and from the continent are registered in United Kingdom ports.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[pursuant to his reply, 2 May 1990 c. 549]: About half the ships engaged in ferry services to and from the continent are United Kingdom-registered vessels.