Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many merchant ships over 3000 tons by category are UK registered; how many merchant ships over 3000 tons by category are owned by UK companies but not UK flagged; and whether an up-to-date list is maintained by the Ministry of Defence or another Government department.

Currently, there are 249 UK Flagged vessels over 3000 Gross Tons (GT).

There are currently 660 Internationally trading UK owned vessels over 3000 GT operating under a different flag to the UK.

A list does not exist outside of the Maritime Coastguard Agency in any other Government Department in relation to these figures.