Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 March 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Thursday, 14 March 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what information he has received from Shoreham Port Authority about their (a) debt levels and (b) bulk cargo levels for export and import. - (Holding answer 11 March 2002).

Answer: Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what information he has received from Shoreham Port Authority about their (a) debt levels and (b) bulk cargo levels for export and import. [42314] Mr. Jamieson: [holding answer 11 March 2002]: Information on debt levels at ports is not collected by my Department. In 2000, the latest year for which information is available, 0.7 million tonnes of bulk cargo were imported and 0.1 million tonnes of bulk cargo were exported.

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