§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have been employed in British ports in each of the years since 1963, broken down into registered and non-registered employees.
§ Mr. RidleyThe information is as follows:
Thousands Year Registered dock workers Non- registered dock workers Total 1964 64.1 *66.6 * 130.7 1965 65.1 63.8 128.9 1966 62.5 62.5 125.0 1967 601 67.7 127.8 1968 56.6 73.0 129.6 1969 52.7 60.7 113.4 1970 49.6 55.5 102.4 1971 45.5 54.5 1000 1972 41.2 43.4 84.6 1973 34.5 37.3 71.8 1974 34.6 36.7 71.3 1975 33.6 33.7 67.3 1976 31.1 33.8 64.9 1977 29.5 35.2 64.7 1978 28.7 33.9 62.6 1979 26.9 33.8 60.7 1980 24.5 33.7 58.2 1981 21.0 32.6 53.6 1982 16.8 29.9 46.7 1983 14.1 *29.4 *43.5 * Estimated figures. The figures for non-registered dock workers are the difference between the total mid-year numbers of port transport employees (source Department of Employment) and the average annual numbers of registered dock workers (source National Dock Labour Board).
October 81 to September 82 October 82 to September 83 October 83 to March 84 Applications currently awaiting decision TAOs Applications received Licences granted Applications received Licences granted Applications received Licences granted North Eastern (Newcastle) 1,609 1,598 1,924 1,787 877 811 176 North Eastern (Leeds) 2,473 2,689 2,734 2,771 1,363 1,307 280 North Western (Manchester) 4,128 3,870 4,265 3,880 2,274 2,144 1,000 West Midlands (Birmingham) 3,598 3,226 3,253 2,930 1,652 1,435 563 Eastern (Nottingham) 3,145 2,702 3,478 3,037 1,575 1,598 275 Eastern (Cambridge) 2,501 2,182 2,413 2,225 1,260 1,127 475