HC Deb 12 June 1947 vol 438 c134W
Sir R. Glyn

asked the Minister of Labour the numbers of registered dock workers for handling cargoes at the following ports of the United Kingdom, giving in each case the similar figures for March, 1939, and distinguishing lightermen from those workers: London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Hull, Southampton, Bristol and Dundee.

Mr. Isaacs

The numbers are as follow:

NUMBERS OF REGISTERED DOCK WORKERS.
Port December, 1939. 27th May, 1947.
London … 31,971 25,489
Liverpool … 17,330 15,714
Glasgow … — 3,398
Hull … 5,283 3,948
Southampton … 2,473 1,645
Bristol … 2,596 2,373
Dundee … 450 427

Notes.—(1) No separate figures are available in respect of lightermen.

(2) There was no register of dock workers in Glasgow in 1939