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Written question asked by Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 11 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 13 March 2009. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Monday, 16 March 2009 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Lyme Bay: Boats

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vessels have been inspected by the Marine and Coastguard Agency within the territorial waters of Lyme Bay in each of the last 10 years; and for what reason in each case.
Answer

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) usually inspects vessels in port rather than at sea.The MCA only holds records from 2002 and does not hold specific information for the territorial waters off Lyme Bay. However for the area up to 12 nautical miles between Portland Bill and Start Point, the breakdown by year is shown in the table:

Inspection type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Planned 7 2 1 2 — 6 1
Surveillance — — — 2 —
In conjunction with a survey — — — 3 3 7 4
During Ship-to-Ship oil transfer 1 2 — — — — —
Mandatory Expanded Inspection (European requirement) — — — 1 — — —
Post accident 1 — — — — — —
During Tall Ships Event — — — — 2 — —
Total 9 4 1 8 5 13 5

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
489 c818W;489 c820W; 263968
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Boats Lyme Bay
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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