HC Deb 07 March 1949 vol 462 cc90-1W
79. Mr. Piratin

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will publish figures showing month by month for the last three years, the numbers of men registering but not employed in the London docks.

Mr. Isaacs

Following is the information:

AVERAGE NUMBER OF REGISTERED DOCK WORKERS PROVING ATTENDANCF DAILY AT LONDON DOCKS
1946 1947 1948
Number of men Per cent. of register Number of men Per cent. of register Number of men Per cent. of register
January … … 852 2.9 223 0.8 446 1.6
February … … 1,469 5.0 260 0.9 1,614 5.4
March … … 3,131 10.5 1,211 4.5 2,472 8.5
April … … 2,693 9.1 1,898 7.0 2,818 9.8
May … … 3,155 10.7 889 3.2 3,599 12.5
June … … 1,373 4.6 831 3.0 2,087 7.3
July … … 2,684 9.0 287 1.0 1,408 5.0
August … … 2,417 8.1 391 1.4 1,944 7.0
September … … 2,179 7.3 641 2.3 3,408 12.3
October … … 3,475 11.8 2,217 7.9 4,348 15.8
November … … 3,045 10.6 1,561 5.6 3,377 12.3
December … … 977 3.6 279 1.0 1,502 5.5
Average For Year … … 2,304 7.9 per cent. 889 3.7 per cent. 2,417 8.6 per cent.