§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the vessels holding pressure stock licences registered in each Scottish port of registration in each of the past four years, and at the latest convenient date in 1993.
§ Sir Hector MonroInformation on the licensing of individual vessels is commercial in confidence. The 113W number of vessels holding pressure stock licences in the years 1989 to 1992, and in 1993, as at 16 April, by Scottish port of registration, is shown in the table.
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 (at 16 April) Aberdeen 34 33 37 29 32 Alloa — — — 1 — Arbroath 30 30 26 22 22 Ayr 8 8 10 11 22 Ballantrae 73 71 72 77 69 Banff 110 108 108 114 117 Broadford 16 16 16 19 17 Buckie 105 104 96 94 85 Campbeltown 38 31 37 37 25 Castlebay 6 14 14 16 16 Dumfries 1 1 2 3 2 Dundee 1 — — — — Fraserburgh 110 108 136 133 136 Inverness 100 105 96 91 90 Kirkcaldy 48 52 49 50 48 Kirkwall 29 30 25 28 25 Leith 84 82 83 81 80 Lerwick 74 73 68 67 64 Methil 1 1 1 2 2 Montrose 8 8 8 7 8 Oban 54 47 60 61 59 Peterhead 126 118 117 119 121 Rothesay 4 8 7 11 10 Stornoway 3 40 45 48 53 Tarbert 23 14 26 26 26 Troon 1 2 1 2 2 Ullapool 22 24 26 31 31 Wick 35 30 32 26 26 Total 1,144 1,158 1,198 1,206 1,188