§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report the number of people employed as wage-earning crewmen on trawlers from Hull, Grimsby, Fleetwood, Lowestoft, Aberdeen and other fishing ports each year from 1960, both as a total number and each category of crew member, and the number of man days worked on articles for each category;
(2) what was the age range in five-year bands of crew members employed in the principal fishing ports, including Hull, since 1960 to the earliest convenient date;
(3) what was the average, median and decile distribution earnings for each trawling occupation in the principal fishing ports, including Hull, since 1960 to the earliest possible date.
§ Mr. John FraserI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report the number of wage-earning trawlermen unemployed in each port covered by employment figures for each year since 1960;
(2) what was the age range in five-year bands of crew members unemployed in 665W the principal fishing ports, including Hull, since 1960 to the earliest convenient date.
§ Mr. John FraserThe precise details requested are not available. The following table shows the total numbers of males unemployed and registered for employment
Numbers of fishermen unemployed December 1972 September 1973 September 1974 September 1975 Hull … 93 113 131 325 Grimsby … 142 69 90 131 Fleetwood … 17 12 17 28 Lowestoft … 1 2 31 16 North Shields … 21 23 23 38 Aberdeen … 50 25 21 35 The table does not include data from careers offices.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Employment what provisions exist in the principal fishing ports for the education and training of fishermen; and what survey his Department has made of persons so trained remaining in the industry (a) after the age of 21, (b) after the age of 25, (c) after the age of 35, and (d) after the age of 45 years, respectively.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that in all the principal fishing ports facilities exist for the training of fishermen at colleges of further education. These generally cover both initial training and preparation for Department of Trade certificates of competency. The commission has made no survey of persons so trained who remain in the industry.