§ Sir R. Glynasked the Minister of Labour how far the dock working system known as the Shaw, Savill and Albion Scheme, has been put into force at any home port, and with what result.
NUMBER OF REGISTERED DOCK WORKERS Area Port Registers as at 18th March, 1952 18th March, 1950 1st July, 1947* LONDON … … … … … … … … 30,349 27,329 27,399 LIVERPOOL … … Liverpool … … … … 15,821 14,123 17,841 Birkenhead … … … … 2,565 2,234 Bromborough … … … 260 217 18,646 16,574 Garston and Widnes … … 985 1,036 MANCHESTER … Salford … … … … 2,951 2,536 Partington … … … … 105 142 Ellesmere Port … … … 212 172 Runcorn and Weston Point … 73 81 3,341 2,931 2,958 GREENOCK … … … … … … … … 424 474 445 GLASGOW … … … … … … … … 3,244 2,775 3,381 TYNE AND WEAR … Newcastle and Dunston … … 725 634 South Shields … … … 494 556 North Shields … … … 413 368 Blyth … … … … … 209 213 Sunderland … … … … 305 332 Seaham … … … … 32 36 2,178 2,139 3,086 * The National Dock Labour Scheme came into force in June, 1947. Figures for individual ports for that date are not available.