Fishing Industry (Hansard, 21 May 1990)

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information his Department has on the average earnings of employees in the United Kingdom fish-catching sector by salary grade.

§ Mr. Curry
The information requested is not available.

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information his Department has on the average earnings of employees in the United Kingdom fish-catching sector by(a) region and (b) Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food category vessel size bands.

§ Mr. Maclean
The information requested is not available.

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information his Department has on the average number of employees per vessel in the United Kingdom fish-catching sector by Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food category vessel size bands.

§ Mr. Curry
Estimates of the average number of employees per vessel in the United Kingdom fish-catching sector are shown in the table. The information comes from records of crew size for each vessel held by Fisheries Departments.
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Vessel length band Average crew size

Under 10 metres 1.8

10 metres—39.9 ft 2.5

40–79.9 ft 5.0

80–109.9 ft 7.9

110 ft and over 12.3

Vessel length band	Average crew size
Under 10 metres	1.8
10 metres—39.9 ft	2.5
40–79.9 ft	5.0
80–109.9 ft	7.9
110 ft and over	12.3