HC Deb 19 July 1978 vol 954 cc216-7W
26. Mr. Welsh

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give figures to show the fall in numbers employed in the fishing and ancillary industries in Arbroath over the past five years; and what indication he has of the occupations now being followed by these persons.

Mr. Gregor MacKenzie

The number of people employed in the fishing industry in Arbroath rose from 143 in December 1972 to 164 in December 1977. For ancillary industries estimates for the Arbroath fishery district, which includes Dundee, Montrose, Johnshaven and Gourdon, suggest that employment fell from 500 in December 1972 to 465 in December 1977. No information is available on the occupations now being followed by persons previously employed in these industries.