§ Mr. Michael Marshallasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many people are employed in cold storages in the United Kingdom; and how many of these cold storages are located within five miles of any port.
§ Mr. StrangOn the first part of the question, I understand from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment that information on the numbers of people employed in cold storage is not available, as statistics are compiled for the miscellaneous transport services and storage as a whole. On the second part, there are about 200 public cold stores in the United Kingdom of which some 110 are located in port areas.