§ 56. Mr. Loftusasked the Minister of Agriculture the decrease since 1913 in the total number of British fishermen, regular and occasional, employed in the fishery industry?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonAs the reply contains a number of figures I propose, with my hon. Friend's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The estimated number of British fishermen regularly or occasionally employed in sea fishing in Great Britain fell from 79,205 in 1913 to 49,951 in 1937—a decrease of 29,254. The regularly employed numbered 46,029 in 1937 as compared with 70,548 in 1913 and the occasionally employed numbered 3,922 in 1937 as compared with 8,657 in 1913. Figures relating to the number of fishermen engaged in the inland fisheries of Great Britain are not available.