§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many ships were classified in the British Register of Merchant Ships as(a) general cargo, (b) tanker including ore bulk, oil, (c) container ship, (d) roll-on roll-off ferry and (e) offshore supply vessel in each of the years since 1969.
§ Mr. NorrisI will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many United Kingdom registered vessels had crews of which(a) over 25 per cent. and (b) over 50 per cent. were non-EC nationals in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. NorrisThis information is not available.
§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give details for each of the last five years of the number of port state control inspections of(a) British registered ships, and the percentage of those failing to meet safety standards and (b) foreign ships, with the percentage of all foreign ships entering United Kingdom ports that figure represents, and the percentage of those failing to meet safety standards.
§ Mr. NorrisThe number of inspections of British-registered ships (excluding fishing vessels), and the percentage of those detained for failing to meet safety standards, for each of the last five financial years is as follows:
Year Number Percentage detained 19871 1,086 0.8 1988–89 956 0.2 1989–90 23,894 0.2 1990–91 3,414 0.2 1991–92 3,954 0.2 1 Calendar year. 2 Following the Marchioness disaster it was decided to both increase numbers of inspections of United Kingdom ships and revise the statistical basis of their calculation. The figure for 1989–90 onwards reflects this change in policy. The number of port state control inspections of foreign registered ships, the percentage of all foreign registered ships entering the United Kingdom that this represents, and the percentage of those detained for failing to meet safety standards, for each of the last five financial years is as follows:
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Year Number Percentage inspected Percentage detained 1987–88 2,188 34.0 0.8 1988–89 1,830 29.7 2.5 1989–90 1,783 27.7 3.0 1990–91 2,197 31.1 3.8 1991–92 2,397 133.8 5.3 1 Provisional figure.
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vessels excedding 100 NRT were on the British Register of Shipping in(a) 1965, (b) 1970, (c) 1980, (d) each year since 1985; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Steven NorrisInformation is not available for vessels of 100 NRT or above. The table gives data for vessels of 100 GRT or above.
Vessels on registers of United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man 100 GRT or more Mid-year Number of vessels 1965 4,437 1970 3,822 1980 3,181 1985 2,378 1986 2,256 1987 2,165 1988 2,142 1989 2,053 1990 1,998 1991 1,949 1992 1,747 Source: Lloyd's Register of Shipping Statistical Tables.
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many British registered vessels, at the last available date, had crews of which more than 50 per cent. were Polish nationals; and how many of these ships were(a) tankers and (b) roll-on roll-off ferries.
§ Mr. NorrisThis information is not available.