§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many British fishermen have died an accidental death in British-registered fishery vessels for each of the years since 1960.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisI have been asked to reply.
The information is as follows:
Year and total accidental deaths on British-registered fishing vessels 1961 30 1962 44 1963 24 1964 30 1965 47 1966 33 1967 20 1968 84 1969 30 1970 23 1971 26 1972 23 1973 28 1974 73 1975 29 1976 31 1977 9* *The 1977 figure is for deep sea trawlers only —the figure for other fishing vessels is not yet available.