Earl of Dalkeithasked the President of the Board of Trade how many seamen have been recruited to the Merchant Navy during each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. MasonThe information is contained in the following table:
MERCHANT NAVY COMPLEMENT ENGAGED Year New Entrants Re-Year entrants* Total 1956 … 23,106 13,012 36,118 1957 … 21,356 11,483 32,839 1958 … 15,727 9,085 24,812 1959 … 16,349 9,960 26,309 1960 … 21,470 12,672 34,142 1961 … 26,183 13,592 39,775 1962 … 17,742 11,040 28,782 1963 … 14,715 11,571 26,266 1964 … 17,042 11,367 28,409 1965 … 17,977 11,243 29,220 NOTE: *Being seamen who having served in the Merchant Navy, left the industry and have now been re-employed at sea.
Earl of Dalkeithasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) how many seamen have left the Merchant Navy during each of the last 10 years on account of reaching retirement age; (2) how many seamen have left the Merchant Navy during each of the last 10 years to take up other occupations; (3) what estimate he makes of the number of seamen who have left the Merchant Navy during each of the last 10 years in order to serve with foreign shipping fleets.
§ Mr. MasonThe numbers of men leaving the Merchant Navy are shown in the following table. Separate figures are not available for the numbers leaving on reaching retirement age, to take up other occupations or to serve in foreign flag ships.
MERCHANT NAVY COMPLEMENT DISCHARGE Year Own Request Lapsed* Total 1956 … 19,712 15,206 34,918 1957 … 18,369 14,419 32,788 1958 … 14,709 18,009 32,718 1959 … 12,470 15,875 28,345 1960 … 14,022 15,636 29,658 1961 … 15,607 22,010 37,617 1962 … 16,188 24,310 40,498 1963 … 17,229 17,669 34,898 1964 … 16,075 14,500 30,575 1965 … 15,150 17,298 32,448 NOTE: *These figures refer to seamen who have not been employed in the industry during the preceding 12 months and are assumed to have left the sea.