§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many fishermen are presently unemployed nationally; and at which principal fishing ports.
§ Mr. GoldingAt 10th November 1977, the latest date for which the quarterly industrial analysis is available, 3,274 people were registered as unemployed in Great Britain who last worked in the fishing industry. In addition, 2,862 people in this industry who were temporarily stopped at the date of the count 527W are not included in the unemployment statistics. The following table gives the employment office areas most affected and the numbers at each.
Registered unemployed Temporarily stopped Grimsby 710 — Hull 519 — Aberdeen 179 10 Lowestoft 203 15 Fleetwood 130 112 Peterhead 14 204 Fraserburgh 6 158 North Shields 83 74 Penzance 56 202 Plymouth 33 34 Brixham 14 82 Helston 19 118 Anstruther 24 108 Buckie 16 134 Leith 55 — Falmouth 24 48 Campbeltown 34 98 Looe 3 92