§ Mr. ProsserTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many inspections were carried out by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in each of the last five years. [118352]
§ Mr. HillThe figures for the numbers of ships inspected by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in each of the last five financial years are as follows:
Year Part State Control Inspections Inspections of UK Ships 1995–96 2,098 5,293 1996–97 1,880 4,626 1997–98 1,890 3,289 1998–99 1,980 3,668 1999–20001 1,800 3,783 I1 Provisional figure
§ Mr. ProsserTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many marine surveyors were employed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in each of the last five years. [118351]
§ Mr. HillFigures requested are given in the table. The Marine Safety Agency merged with the Coastguard Agency to become the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on 1 April 1998.
Staff in post, figures as at 31 March 2000 Year Number 1996 166.5 1997 159 1998 160 1999 160 2000 149