§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of registered dock workers for each year since 1946.
§ Mr. BoothThe numbers of dock workers registered under the Dock Workers Employment Scheme at the end of each year since the introduction of the Scheme in 1947 were as follows:
1947 72,731 1948 75,223 1949 73,620 1950 75,527 1951 81,086 1952 76,661 1953 73,690 1954 74,448 1955 77,743 1956 75,993 1957 74,471 1958 72,135 1959 70,409 1960 73,144 1961 68,291 1962 64,717 1963 63,481 1964 63,255 1965 63,615 1966 60,878 1967 56,161 1968 54,481 1969 48,785 1970 44,588 1971 35,664 1972 36,888 1973 34,590 1974 34,654 1975 31,835
§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what the number of registered dock employers for each year since 1946.
§ Mr. BoothI am informed by the National Dock Labour Board that, excluding the years 1948 to 1954 for which the information is not available, the numbers of employers registered under the Dock Workers Employment Scheme at the end of each year since the introduction of the scheme in 1947 were as follows:
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1947 1,660 1955 1,641 1956 1,678 1957 1,692 1958 1,737 1959 1,708 1960 1,697 1961 1,643 1962 1,602 1963 1,606 1964 1,506
1965 1,426 1966 1,309 1967 500 1968 460 1969 442 1970 419 1971 382 1972 357 1973 342 1974 330 1975 299 The Docks and Harbours Act 1966 made provision for the licensing of port employers.
§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of dock workers registered on 31st December 1975; and what estimate he has made of the number of those for whom there was not full-time regular employment.
§ Mr. BoothI am informed by the National Dock Labour Board that there were 31,835 dock workers registered under the Dock Workers Employment Scheme on 31st December 1975. I have made no estimate of the number of those for whom there was not full-time regular employment.