§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much freight was carried by water in and around the UK in(a) May 1992, (b) May 1997 and (c) September 2002 by (i) all flagged ships and (ii) UK flagged ships; and if he will make a statement. [93662]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe available information relates to UK coastal shipping. The statistics are compiled on an annual basis only. Coastal freight traffic carried (i) in all flagged ships and (ii) in UK flagged ships for years 1991, 1996 and 2001 (the latest available year), in terms of goods lifted (tonnage) and goods moved (tonne-kilometres), were as follows:
Goods lifted (million tones) Goods moved (billion tonne-kilometres) Year All flagged ships UK flagged ships All flagged ships UK flagged ships 1991 63.10 22.44 40.69 9.84 1996 70.87 17.30 45.14 7.27 2001 58.53 7.74 34.12 2.96