HC Deb 20 March 1969 vol 780 cc143-4W
Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Minister of Transport if he will list the names of the Management Board of the Port of London Authority and the companies and organisations they are principally associated with.

Mr. Marsh

The following is the information:

Viscount Simon. Chairman of the Authority.

Mr. F. B. Bolton. Bolton Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.

Sir David Burnett. The Proprietors of Hay's Wharf Ltd.

Sir Andrew Crichton. P. & O. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. and Overseas Containers Ltd.

Mr. F. A. Everard. F. T. Everard & Sons.

Mr. S. Forbes Cockell. Greater London Council.

Mr. B. Fry. Transport and General Workers' Union.

Mr. A. S. Gaselee. Gaselee & Knight Ltd.

Captain R. N. Mayo. Trinity House.

Mr. J. M- Meyer. Montague-Meyer Ltd.

Mr. Dudley Perkins. Director-General of the Authority.

Sir William Rendell. Commonwealth Development Corporation.

Mr. P. Shea. Transport and General Workers' Union.

Mr. H. N. Sporborg. Hambros Bank Ltd.

The Earl of Verulam. Delta Metal Co. Ltd.

Mr. A. S. Wingate-Saul. Tate and Lyle Ltd.

Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Minister of Transport how many private employers operate throughout the Port of London Authority; and how many in Tilbury Docks alone.

Mr. Marsh

I understand that excluding the Port of London Authority there is a total of 183 private licensed employers in the Port of London. Of these, 19 operate at Tilbury although 9 of these 19 operate also in other parts of the port.

Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Minister of Transport what is the normal labour force at Tilbury Docks and in the Port of London; and how many of this number are normally employed by private employers.

Mr. Marsh

I am informed that as at 18th February, 1969, the number of registered dock workers at Tilbury Docks was 2,870, of which 2,434 were employed by private employers.

In the Port of London area the number of registered dock workers on that date was 20,590, of which 17,121 were employed by private employers.

Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Minister of Transport what is the total labour force throughout the Port of London Authority; and how many of this number are normally employed by private employers.

Mr. Marsh

I am advised that according to the latest information available the total labour force throughout the Port of London (registered dock workers, non-registered dock workers and other persons wholly or mainly engaged on port transport work) is 36,697, of whom 25,460 are employed by private employers.

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