§ Sir Paul Bryanasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of British seafarers employed in British-owned merchant vessels in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe following table has been derived from information provided by the General Council of British Shipping.
End September thousands 1980 57.9 1981 53.7 1982 47.5 1983 40.0 1984 34.5 1985 34.5 1986 132.0 1 Provisional. Figures exclude employees in the United Kingdom non-federated sector (comprising mainly fishing, port and coastal activities).