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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171487/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Trading vessels are registered to the United Kingdom (UK) rather than Great Britain.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The size of the UK fleet can be measured in several different ways. International law requires that every merchant ship be registered in a country. The UK fleet is typically understood to be vessels that are registered in the UK (\u2018UK registered\u2019).<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>UK registered trading vessels of 100 gross tons and over: 1999 \u2013 2013<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>UK fleet<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Count<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Gross tonnage (000s)<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p><em>Deadweight tonnage (000s)<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>1999<\/p><\/td><td><p>379<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,200<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,740<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2000<\/p><\/td><td><p>417<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,579<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,757<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2001<\/p><\/td><td><p>427<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,035<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,269<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2002<\/p><\/td><td><p>497<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,114<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,686<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2003<\/p><\/td><td><p>587<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,971<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,830<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2004<\/p><\/td><td><p>597<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,250<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,521<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2005<\/p><\/td><td><p>608<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,911<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,591<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2006<\/p><\/td><td><p>629<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,536<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,346<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2007<\/p><\/td><td><p>646<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,532<\/p><\/td><td><p>13,012<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2008<\/p><\/td><td><p>675<\/p><\/td><td><p>14,164<\/p><\/td><td><p>15,009<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2009<\/p><\/td><td><p>701<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,405<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,303<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2009<\/p><\/td><td><p>712<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,409<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,303<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010<\/p><\/td><td><p>664<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,112<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,646<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>643<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,636<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,740<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>577<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,246<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,608<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>500<\/p><\/td><td><p>13,615<\/p><\/td><td><p>15,192<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Source: Department for Transport analysis of IHS Global data<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the size of the British merchant fleet was in each of the last 15 years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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