§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the average number of dockworkers registered under the dock workers' employment scheme in each scheme port for each of the last five years; and what is his estimate of the number of registered dock workers in each such port who are surplus to anticipated requirements over the foreseeable future.
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§ Mr. BoothThe National Dock Labour Board has the statutory responsibility for determining and keeping under review the size of the registers of dock workers. Its annual reports have not included any estimate of future labour
Local Board 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Tyne and Wear … 649 664 600 491 487 Middlesbrough and Hartlepools … 1,037 1,020 948 983 931 Hull and Goole … 3,270 3,125 2,820 2,452 2,432 Grimsby and Immingham … 1,456 1,354 1,293 1,137 1,180 Wash Ports … 374 326 306 296 275 East Anglia … 278 272 256 260 268 London … 16,994 16,833 14,565 11,710 11,538 Medway and Swale … 531 509 590 711 730 South Coast … 2,070 2,217 2,178 2,190 2,233 Plymouth … 89 82 79 75 73 Cornwall … 160 153 143 139 141 Bristol and Severn … 1,559 1,459 1,351 1,378 1,392 South Wales … 1,560 1,553 1,488 1,366 1,384 Liverpool … 11,197 10,678 10,081 7,629 7,752 Manchester … 1,893 1,784 1,514 1,213 1,224 Preston … 338 286 261 186 201 Fleetwood … 220 228 218 223 233 Cumberland and Barrow … 96 100 88 77 75 Ayrshire … 104 104 97 84 84 Clyde … 1,421 1,311 1,088 761 758 Aberdeen … 409 419 397 369 381 East Scotland … 1,207 1,014 886 779 810 Total: All Areas … 46,912 45,491 41,247 34,509 34,582