§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the numbers of fishermen who were lost at sea, and died
Inshore Near/Middle Water's Lost at Sea Died of injury Lost at Sea Died of injury Number Percentage of those employee Number Percentage of those employee Number Percentage of those employee Number Percentage of those employee 1969 … 16 0.21 1 0.01 — — 1 0.07 1970 … 15 0.19 — — — — — — 1971 … 9 0.11 — — 1 — — 0.07 1972 … 23 0.28 1 0.01 — — — — 1973 … 9 0.11 1 0.01 1 0.17 2 0.14 Notes: There were no deaths in the small Scottish distant water fleet. Part-time fishermen are included.