§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the cost to date to public funds of implementing the recommendations of the Jones-Aldington Report regarding severance payments for dockers in registered ports; and what has been the average payment per man.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkTo date £23,620,000 has been advanced to the National Dock Labour Board to make special severance payments. The average so far is £3,710.
Applications for severance under special scheme since 29th August 1972 Applicants (included in previous column) who have already left the industry Increase in number of supplementary workers since 29th August 1972 Tyne and Wear Ports … 200 137 — Middlesbrough and Hartlepool … 152 145 91 Hull and Goole … 326 256 — Grimsby and Immingham … 264 189 18 Wash Ports … 30 26 16 East Anglia … 25 25 17 London … 2,353 1,946 — Med way and Swale … 43 23 46 South Coast … 299 259 -27 Plymouth … 20 20 13 Cornwall … 16 15 9 Bristol and Severn … 154 121 84 South Wales … 219 122 47 Liverpool … 2,606 2,046 — Manchester … 249 141 — Preston … 132 97 — Fleetwood … 47 18 -5 Cumberland and Barrow … 29 26 19 Ayrshire … 32 31 10 Clyde … 374 338 — Aberdeen … 114 114 32 East Scotland … 264 186 43 Net Totals … 7,948 6,281 413