HC Deb 11 December 1996 vol 287 cc257-8W
Mr. Jamieson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many United Kingdom-owned and registered ships there were in each year since 1979.[7838]

Mr. Bowis

[holding answer 9 December 1996]: Information on United Kingdom-owned and registered ships alone was not available prior to 1986. The information that is available is as follows:

United Kingdom owned and registered fleet (vessels of 500 gross tons and over)
Number of vessels at end of year
Registered in United Kingdom Registered in United Kingdom or Crown Dependencies
Total Of which owned by UK companies Total Of which owned by UK companies Owned by United Kingdom companies
1979 — — 1,305 1,194 —
1980 — — 1,275 1,143 —
1981 — — 1,118 994 —
1982 — — 985 868 —
1983 — — 866 769 —
1984 — — 777 690 —
1985 — — 693 627 —
1986 482 454 546 496 710
1987 410 387 506 464 657
1988 375 350 482 437 621

United Kingdom owned and registered fleet (vessels of 500 gross tons and over)
Number of vessels at end of year
Registered in United Kingdom Registered in United Kingdom or Crown Dependencies
Total Of which owned by UK companies Total Of which owned by UK companies Owned by United Kingdom companies
1989 361 336 450 407 581
1990 337 310 427 378 581
1991 321 303 409 370 586
1992 291 274 363 324 555
1993 273 258 344 305 530
1994 282 263 360 310 532
1995 271 251 365 301 540
19961 257 236 369 289 509
Note:
1 At end of September.

Source:

Lloyds Maritime Information Service.