Port and Inland Water Transport Industry (Employment)

HC Deb 07 July 1965 vol 715 c268W

Mr. McBride

asked the Minister of Labour if he will state, in tabular form, the number of men employed in British docks, in 1934, 1944, 1954, 1964, and at the last available date; and if he will give the figures for Swansea in the periods specified.

Mr. Thornton

Separate employment figures are not available for docks. For the Port and Inland Water Transport industry, which includes docks, the information is as follows:

	Estimated Numbers of Male Employees (Employed and Unemployed)	Estimated Numbers of Male Employees in Employment (Cols. 2 and 3 without the registered unemployed)
	Swansea	Great Britain	Swansea	Great Britain
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
1934	…	Not available	158,200	Not available	112,000
1944	…	2,500	124,500	Not available	123,800
1948 (a)*	…	1,200	124,100	1,100	120,500
1948 (b)*	…	1,600	150,800	1,500	147,900
1954	…	2,000	149,400	2,000	147,200
1964	…	1,700	131,600	1,700	129,700
* The figures for 1948 (a) and earlier years relate to persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts. Those for 1948 (b) and later years relate to all persons insured under the comprehensive National Insurance scheme.