§ Mr. Nicholas Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Transport (i) if he will list by port the estimated number of dockers employed who are not in the dock labour scheme for each year since 1970 (ii) if he will list by port the number of dockers employed in the dock labour scheme for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 2 November 1987]: It is not possible to give the information in the detail requested. Reports on manpower in the United Kingdom ports industry prepared by the British Ports Association and the National Association of Port Employers gave a total of 3,240 non-registered dock workers in the ports industry in March 1983, and 3,893 in March 1986. Earlier information is not available.