§ Mr. ProsserTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many port state control inspections were carried out by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in each of the last five years; how many ships were detained; what percentage were found with deficiencies; and how many inspections of UK ships were undertaken in each of these years. [88905]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe number of inspections carried out by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in each of the last five years is as follows.
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Port state control inspections of foreign ships Year Number of inspections Number of ships detained Percentage of ships with deficiencies 1997–98 1,890 179 73.0 1998–99 1,980 155 74.8 1999–2000 1,801 106 72.2 2000–01 1,803 116 70.1 2001–02 1,765 118 68.8
UK inspections Year Number 1997–98 3,289 1998–99 3,668 1999–2000 3,616 2000–01 4,367 2001–02 4,383