Transport (Wales) (Hansard, 29 January 2004)

HC Deb 29 January 2004 vol 417 cc469-70W 469W

§ Mr. Wiggin
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list(a), the volume of freight passing through Welsh ports (b) the volume of passengers passing through Welsh ports and (c) the number of ships and the average tonnage of ships operating out of Welsh ports for each year since 1997. [151754]
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§ Mr. Jamieson
The available information is included in the table.

Welsh ports traffic 1997–2002

(a) Total freight (million tonnes) (b) Total passengers (million) (c) Number of ship arriving(thousand) (c) Average tonnage of ships arriving (thousand gt)

1997 62.3 4.0 10.9 n/a

1998 56.2 4.3 10.3 n/a

1999 56.6 4.0 9.9 14.0

2000 57.9 3.9 11.1 13.3

2001 54.7 3.6 10.5 15.4

2002 52.0 3.6 10.4 16.5

Welsh ports traffic 1997–2002
	(a) Total freight (million tonnes)	(b) Total passengers (million)	(c) Number of ship arriving(thousand)	(c) Average tonnage of ships arriving (thousand gt)
1997	62.3	4.0	10.9	n/a
1998	56.2	4.3	10.3	n/a
1999	56.6	4.0	9.9	14.0
2000	57.9	3.9	11.1	13.3
2001	54.7	3.6	10.5	15.4
2002	52.0	3.6	10.4	16.5