§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the gross tonnage of merchant ships built in UK yards in each year since 1965; and if he will make a statement. [21868]
§ Mr. PageThe information is in the table:
Merchant ships built in UK yards Year 1,000 gross tonnes 1965 1,204 1966 1,130 1967 1,192 1968 1,046 1969 814 1970 1,297 1971 1,259 1972 1,208 1973 1,069 1974 1,189 1975 1,203 1976 1,460 1977 1,007 1978 1,135 1979 707 1980 431 1981 217 1982 453 1983 540 1984 411 1985 225 1986 106 1987 247 1988 31 1989 106 1990 134 1991 110 1992 229 1993 288 1994 224 Source:
CSO—Annual Abstract of Statistics