Viscountess Astorasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will state the number of men employed in the fishing industry in 1914, 1924, 1930 and 1938?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithAccording to the available statistics, the total numbers of persons engaged in fishing in Great Britain in the years in question were as follow:
Year. Numbers of Fishermen. Total. Regularly Employed. Occasionally-Employed 1914 66,200 11,596 77,796 1924 59.029 5,456 64,485 1930 53,819 4,638 58,457 1938 43,105 3,821 46,926