HC Deb 19 December 2001 vol 377 c529W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many merchant ships are registered in the UK; and how many were registered in(a) 1991 and (b) 1996. [22901]

Mr. Jamieson

At the end of September 2001, 423 merchant trading vessels were registered in the UK. The equivalent figures for the end of September in 1991 and 1996 were 519 and 384, respectively.