§ Mr. Prescottasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what total tonnage of fish, frozen and fresh, was landed in the Albert dock in the port of Hull for each year since 1973; what proportion was foreign landings; and what was the total value of landings.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithStatistics for the port of Hull are given below. Data for 443W 1979 are available only for the period January-November.
(1) Total United Kingdom and Foreign Vessel Landings Foreign Vessel Landings as a percentage of(1) Total United Kingdom and Foreign Vessel Landings (tonnes) Per cent. (£'000) 1973 153,715 4 29,385 1974 147,430 3 29,037 1975 137,480 6 31,603 1976 114,253 5 38,089 1977 97,678 7 37,860 1978 55,804 21 22,896 1979 January-November 47,777 25 19,779
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the total financial contributions from public funds made for the conversion of the Albert fish dock in Hull.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has paid grant of £367,567 towards the conversion of the Albert and William Wright dock, Hull. In addition, the British Transport Docks Board has been awarded grants
NUMBERS OF TRAWLERS BASED AT HULL (AS AT 31 DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR) Under 140 ft. 140 ft. and over Motor Steam Motor freezer Motor other 1960 3 117 — 22 1961 2 117 — 25 1962 1 111 — 31 1963 2 89 — 33 1964 2 90 — 34 1965 1 81 6 29 1966 1 72 13 31 1967 — 59 15 30 1968 1 53 21 25 1969 1 54 22 18 1970 — 39 23 31 1971 1 38 24 31 1972 1 34 26 31 1973 2 29 36 33 1974 2 22 36 32 1975 2 9 35 31 1976 2 — 34 28 1977 1 — 32 26 1978 1 — 34 15 1979 3 — 31 3 Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.