35. Mr. W. H. K. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many fatalities occurred aboard United Kingdom fishing vessels in each of the past five years to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. OnslowThe number of lives reported lost in casualties to United Kingdom vessels, in accidents on board and persons missing overboard, were 22 in 1967, 89 in 1968, 33 in 1969, 23 in 1970 and 26 in 1971, figures for 1972 are not yet available. These figures exclude deaths which occurred on shore following injuries sustained at sea.