Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered dock workers were employed in London, Liverpool, Hull, Southampton, Manchester and Bristol, including Avonmouth, respectively, on 31st May, 1968; and what were the equivalent figures for 31st May, 1972.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe numbers of registered dock workers on 31st May, 1968, and 31st May, 1972, including men290W on the supplementary and temporarily unattached registers, were as follows:
1968 1972 London 22,379 14,765 Liverpool 12,130 10,198 Hull 3,980 2,505 Southampton 2,113 2,177 Manchester 2,019 1,520 Bristol (including Avonmouth) 1,752 1,249