§ Mr. Nicholas Bennettasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list, by port, the number of seagoing commercial fishing vessels in the United Kingdom at 1 January 1973, 1 January 1983 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. GummerThe number of fishing vessels 40 ft in length and over based at main ports in the United Kingdom (districts in Scotland) for the dates specified are given in the following table:
Number of United Kingdom vessels 40 ft and over by main port (district in Scotland) as at 1 January for each year 1973 1983 1986 England and Wales Fleetwood 90 71 51 Grimsby 242 216 149 Hull 102 36 13 Lowestoft 108 69 49 Milford Haven 20 26 28 North Shields 55 43 39 Other Ports 514 641 560 Total 1,131 1,102 899 Scotland (by district) Aberdeen 4 45 38 Peterhead 62 105 106 Shetland and Orkney 80 75 70 Ullapool 17 24 12 Mallaig 32 26 27 Other Districts 805 769 729 Total 1,130 1,044 982 Northern Ireland Total 106 166 171 United Kingdom Total 2,367 2,312 2,052