Ports

HC Deb 04 December 2003 vol 415 cc159-60W

Mr. Stephen O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the change in(a) total trade, (b) tanker trade, (c) container trade

UKport traffic 1998–2002
	Million	Annual%	Million	Annual%	Million	Annual%	Million	Annual%
	tonnes	change	tonnes	change	tonnes	change	tonnes	change
1998	569	-	286	-	47	-	119	-
1999	566	-1	288	-	50	6	113	-5
2000	573	1	294	2	52	4	114	1
2001	566	-1	277	-6	52	-	124	9
2002	558	-1	273	-1	51	-1	116	-7
1Includes Ro-Ro traffic and other general cargo

Mr. Stephen O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of spending on infrastructure in UK ports in each of the next five years. [140944]

Mr. Jamieson

The information requested is not available.

1996 could be provided only at disproportionate time and cost. London Underground has provided the following:

Mr. McNulty

London Underground (LU) transferred from Central Government to Transport for London on 15 July. The information for the years before 1996 could be provided only at disproportionate time and cost. London Underground has provided the following:

and (d) dry bulk trade in UK ports in each of the (i) next and (ii) last five years. [140943]

Mr. Jamieson

The available information is provided in the table.