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Sir John Farr
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average age of British merchant ships; and what information he has on the world average age.
Mr. McLoughlin
As at 31 March 1990, the average age of United Kingdom-registered trading vessels was 13.7 years: the average age of all world trading vessels was 12.7 years.