§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many people have been unemployed for more than six months among United Kingdom fishermen in each of the past five years;
(2) how many people have been unemployed for more than six months among Grimsby fishermen in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that this information is not available. Analyses combining industry and duration of unemployment are not compiled.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the number of Grimsby fishermen registered as unemployed currently; and what was the figure in each of the past five years;
(2) what is the number of fishermen throughout the United Kingdom currently registered as unemployed; and what was the figure for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. GoldingAt May 1977, the latest date for which the quarterly industrial analysis is available, the numbers of unemployed people in the Grimsby employment office area and in the United
520WKingdom who last worked in the fishing industry were 529 and 3,149, respectively. The following table gives comparable figures from 1972.
Grimsby Employment Office area United Kingdom May 1972 … … 312 4,506 May 1973 … … 289 2,347 May 1974 … … 274 2,324 May 1975 … … 439 2,712 May 1976 … … 518 3,063