§ Mr. WelshTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many shipyards were operational in(a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the past 10 years. [7276]
§ Mr. EggarThe following table gives the numbers of operational United Kingdom shipyards known to the Department, and building merchant ships of 100 gross tonnes or more, over the past six years.
Year Number 1990 25 1991 19 1992 19 1993 16 1994 14 1995 13 Information for earlier years and by country could be produced only at disproportionate costs.