§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what information he has collated on the breakdown of harbour traffic throughput in Shoreham in the last year. [42325]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 11 March 2002]: In 2000, the latest year for which information is available, 1.8 million tonnes of traffic passed through the port of Shoreham. Of this, approximately 1.0 million tonnes were imports, 150 thousand tonnes exports and 0.6 million tonnes domestic traffic.
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what information he has received from Shoreham Port Authority about their(a) debt levels and (b) bulk cargo levels for export and import. [42314]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 11 March 2002]: Information on debt levels at ports is not collected by my Department. In 2000, the latest year for which information is available, 0.7 million tonnes of bulk cargo were imported and 0.1 million tonnes of bulk cargo were exported.