HC Deb 20 February 1995 vol 255 cc13-4W
Mr. Dowd

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many attacks by pirates on British shipping off the coast of Brazil have been recorded since 1987.

Mr. Goodlad

[pursuant to his reply 1 February 1995, column 701]: My Department has now been provided with new information. This shows that eight attacks off Brazil have been recorded; five on British flagged vessels, one on a Hong Kong flagged, British-managed ship, and two attacks on ships with a British interest, but flagged in other countries.