§ Mr. Chopeasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many registered dockworkers were employed by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company on 1 January in each of the years 1979 to 1985, inclusive;
(2) how many people were in the employment of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company on 1 January in each of the years 1979 to 1985, inclusive;
(3) how many people were in the employment of the Port of London Authority on 1 January in each of the years 1979 to 1985, inclusive;
(4) how many registered dockworkers were employed by the Port of London Authority on 1 January in each of the years 1979 to 1985, inclusive.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe information requested is as follows:
Year MDHC PLA RDWS Total RDWS Total 1979 3,774 7,849 4,933 9,271 1980 3,260 6,806 4,578 8,597 1981 2,989 6,303 3,700 6,504 1982 2,215 5,125 2,851 5,269 1983 1,406 3,288 2,315 4,405 1984 1,497 3,114 1,948 3,601 1985 1,349 2,838 1,691 3,245
§ Mr. Chopeasked the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have left the employment of (a) the Port of London Authority and (b) the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company in each of the last four years; and, of these, how many were registered dockworkers.
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§ Mr. David MitchellThe information requested is as follows:
PLA Year RDWS Non-RDWS Total 1981 1,063 435 1,498 1982 801 386 1,187 1983 528 474 1,002 1984 348 124 472 MDHC 1981 709 478 1,198 1982 823 1,014 1,837 1983 95 287 382 1984 147 129 276
§ Mr. Chopeasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many new recruits were employed by (a) the Port of London Authority and (b) the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company in each of the last four years; and, of these, how many were employed as registered dockworkers.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe information requested is as follows:
PLA RDWs Non-RDWs Recruits Re-allocation* Recruits† 1981 Nil 214 49 1982 Nil 265 58 1983 Nil 127 20 1984 Nil 106 25 * The RDWs reallocated to the PLA are those surplus to other employers in the ports of London. † Of the 152 recruits, 43 were apprentices or specialist staff. The remaining 109 were temporary cleaners where there was a higher turnover of staff.
MDHC RDWs Non-RDWs Recruits Re-Allocations* Recruits† 1981 Nil 9 Nil 1982 Nil Nil 3 1983 Nil 208 4 1984 Nil Nil Nil Notes
* RDWs reallocated to MDHC were surplus to other employers in the port of Liverpool, the employers being in 1981, Huskisson Transit Company, and in 1983, West Coast Stevedoring Company.
† The only non-rdws recruited by MDHC were for specialist senior staff posts.
The figures exclude recruitment of temporary employees by Neptune Security Ltd., a subsidiary of MDHC, hiring security wardens on short-term contracts.