§ 9. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Transport the number of British ships in British ports which are unemployed or under-employed to the latest convenient date, indicating the respective ports and tonnage; how these numbers compare with the numbers for each of the last 10 years; and what steps he is taking to resolve the difficulties which prevent the full employment of these ships.
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§ Mr. Hay, pursuant to the reply given on 4th November, 1959, cols, 1026–1027, circulated the following note:
U.K. REGISTERED SHIPS OVER 500 G.T. LAID UP FOR LACK OF EMPLOYMENT IN U.K. WATERS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1959 Port of Anchorage Total Number of Ships Total Gross Tons in Thousands Aberdeen … 1 1.0 Devonport … 3 22.9 Barry … 7 45.6 R. Blackwater … 19 144.0 Blyth … 1 .8 Bo'ness … 1 2.9 Bristol … 1 .5 Cardiff … 5 35.5 Dartmouth … 7 49.7 Dundee … 2 8.1 R. Fal … 22 170.6 Fowey … 3 28.7 Gareloch … 3 24.2 Glasgow … 2 2.3 Gt. Yarmouth … 1 .9 Hartlepool … 4 7.2 Holy Loch … 2 14.3 Kames Bay … 1 6.8 London … 7 18.1 Lough Swilly … 9 96.3 Lowestoft … 1 .6 Liverpool … 1 1.0 Methil … 2 17.4 Milford Haven … 1 11.0 Newport … 1 7.1 Penarth … 1 1.8 Plymouth … 1 7.0 Port Glasgow … 1 1.0 Portland … 7 62.8 Portsmouth … 1 10.7 R. Stour … 5 36.4 Sunderland … 6 25.1 Swansea … 2 9.6 R. Torridge … 1 7.1 R. Tyne … 11 30.6 West Kyle … 1 7.3 139 916.9
TOTALS FOR THE PREVIOUS NINE YEARS 30th September, 1958 183 1,002.7 30th September, 1957 36 167.3 30th September, 1956 5 22.3 30th September, 1955 13 77.9 30th September, 1954 30 146.8 30th September, 1953 26 124.8 30th September, 1952 30 143.9 30th September, 1951 6 14.2 30th September, 1950 18 66.2 31st October, 1949 38 128.1