§ Mr. Lawlerasked the Paymaster General how many new registered dock workers have entered the national 255W dock labour scheme in each of the last three years; and how many he estimates to be needed in the next three years.
§ Mr. LeeThe figures are:
Number 1984 74 1985 37 19861 44 1to date. Of these new entrants, the majority replaced men who had left the industry through natural wastage. While it is not possible to predict requirements over the next few years, they are unlikley to be significantly different in scale.