HC Deb 16 March 2000 vol 346 c327W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many random inspections of vessels in UK ports have taken place in the last 12 months, and how many prosecutions resulted from these inspections. [114527]

Mr. Hill

5,303 inspections of vessels by officers of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency took place in the United Kingdom in the period 1 March 1999 to 29 February 2000.

Three prosecutions resulted from these inspections.