§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many marine surveyors are presently employed by his Department; in which ports they are employed; and how this compares with the same ports five and 10 years ago, respectively.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantTwo hundred and ninty-nine marine surveyors are employed in the Department. Apart from those at headquarters, they are based at ports as follows:
Port 1962 1967 1972 Aberdeen 6 6 5 Barrow 2 1 1 Belfast 11 10 8 Blyth 1 1 — Bristol 3 3 2 Cardiff 10 10 10 Dundee 2 2 2 Falmouth 2 2 2 Fleetwood 1 1 1 Glasgow 29 26 26 Great Yarmouth 2 2 2 Greenock 6 7 9 Grimsby 2 2 3 Hull 12 12 14 Leith 8 8 9 Liverpool 29 27 23 London 34 33 37 Middlesbrough 4 5 5 Milford Haven 1 1 2 Newcastle 22 27 24 Newport 1 1 1 Plymouth 3 3 3 Southampton 16 18 21 Sunderland 6 5 4 Swansea 2 2 1 West Hartlepool 1 — —