HC Deb 17 January 1967 vol 739 cc29-30W
Mr. McNamara

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) how many men were put ashore from British trawlers, other than at their home port, at home and abroad as a result of accident or illness in the years 1960–66; and what was the peak period of the year for putting men ashore due to illness from natural causes;

(2) what were the numbers of fatal and non-fatal accidents at sea in the fishing industry for the years 1960–66 involving galley boys and deckhand learners.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

It will take some time to extract the required information, but I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.

Mr. McNamara

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of accidents at sea in the fishing industry for the years 1960 to 1966, as an absolute number and as a percentage of the workers involved, stating the nature and cause of the accidents, the resulting disability, the length of absence from employment in the industry due to the accident, at what part of the voyage the accident occurred, and the weather conditions at the time of the accident; and what was the comparable accident rate as an absolute number and as a percentage of the workers involved for the same years in the Merchant Marine.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

I am considering how much of the information required is available and will write to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.

Mr. McNamara

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the number of men lost, swept overboard, from trawlers for the years 1960 to 1966, and the number of men swept overboard and swept back again; and whether they landed on their trawler of origin.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

It will take some time to extract such information as is available, but I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.

Mr. McNamara

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the number of fatal accidents at sea as an absolute number, and as a percentage of the number of workers employed in the fishing industry and the Merchant Marine in the years 1960 to 1966; and how many of those fatal accidents in the fishing industry, as an absolute number and as a percentage of the workers employed, involved men sailing from the Humber ports.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

It will take some time to extract this information but I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.