§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the annual cost of transhipment of(a) consumer goods and raw materials imported into the UK and (b) manufactured goods exported from the UK. [175598]
§ Mr. DarlingNone. Data collected in accordance with the EC Maritime Statistics Directive does not enable us to calculate the volumes transhipped via foreign or other UK ports, nor any extra costs to shippers that might arise.