§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the volume of sand dredged off the Welsh coast over each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesInformation on the volume of sand dredged off the Welsh coast is not available. Figures on the amount of all sea-dredged aggregates entering Welsh ports are given in the table.
One-port traffic: sea-dredged aggregates entering Welsh ports1 Thousand tonnes 1982 1,230 1983 1,504 1984 1,503 1985 1,412 1986 1,400 1987 2,305 1988 2,019 1989 2,450 1990 2,161 1991 1,687 Source: Department of Transport and British Ports Federation.
1 One-port traffic comprises off-shore traffic, sea-dredged aggregates and materials shipped for dumping at sea. Sea-dredged aggregates comprise dredged sand, gravel etc. landed at a port for commercial purposes.