§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many official and unofficial disputes took place in Hull docks during each of the past six years; and what was the tonnage cleared through the port during each of those years.
§ Mr. Golding:The number of stoppages in Hull and Goole docks which came to the notice of my Department is shown below. The figures exclude stoppages involving fewer than 10 workers or lasting less than one day, except where the aggregate of working days lost exceeded 100. The distinction between official and unofficial disputes is not available.
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Stoppages beginning in year 1973 8 1974 9 1975 7 1976 7 1977 5 1978 2 (provisional) Information about tonnages cleared is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport, but I understand that the figures requested are as follows:
Year Tonnages cleared—expressed 000's gross tons 1973 5,601 1974 5,608 1975 4,543 1976 4,499 1977 4,252 1978—to 30th 1978 September 3,064