§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the latest estimate of the total number of(a) registered and (b) unregistered boats and small craft in the United Kingdom; and what percentage of them have been found to be under the command of an intoxicated helmsman in each of the last three years. [27535]
§ Mr. NorrisThere are approximately 75,000 yachts and small craft on the United Kingdom shipping register; statistics are not held on the number of unregistered vessels. No records are kept on the percentage of these vessels that have been found under the command of intoxicated helmsmen.