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Written question asked by Bill Wiggin (Conservative) on Monday, 3 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 March 2008. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Thursday, 6 March 2008 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Shipping: Paint

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the number of UK registered vessels with tributyltin paint in each year since 1997; and what information her Department holds on the number of vessels with such paint with a foreign country of origin using UK waters.
Answer

The Government do not maintain estimates of numbers of vessels, UK registered or otherwise, operating with tributyltin paints.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
191931; 472 c2764W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Paint Shipping Tributyltin
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk