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Mr. Kirkwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the tonnage of cargo carried by merchant ships owned and registered in the United Kingdom for each year since 1979.
Mr. McLoughlin
The information available relates to imports to, and exports from, the United Kingdom.
| Weight of cargo carried in United Kingdom-registered ships imported to, or exported from, the United Kingdom: 1979–1990 | |
| Year | ('000 tonnes) |
| 1979 | 72,870 |
| 1980 | 78,534 |
| 1981 | 67,943 |
| 1982 | 67,842 |
| 1983 | 59,306 |
| 1984 | 63,038 |
| 1985 | 65,796 |
| 1986 | 62,655 |
| 1987 | 65,547 |
| 1988 | 60,693 |
| 1989 | 60,338 |
| 1990 | 53,982 |
tonnage carried in United Kingdom owned ships, which are not registered in the United Kingdom, and
tonnage carried in United Kingdom registered ships engaged in non-United Kingdom trade.
Mr. Kirkwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the number of merchant ships owned and registered in the United Kingdom for each year since 1979.
Mr. McLoughlin
The information requested is given in the table:
| United Kingdom owned and registered training vessels (500 grt and over): 1979–1991 (end-December) | |
| Number | |
| 1979 | 1,194 |
| 1980 | 1,143 |
| 1981 | 994 |
| 1982 | 868 |
| 1983 | 769 |
| 1984 | 690 |
| 1985 | 627 |
| 1986 | 496 |
| 1987 | 462 |
| 1988 | 437 |
| 1989 | 407 |
| 1990 | 378 |
| 1991 | 370 |