§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list by port the number of dockers employed in the dock labour scheme for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is as follows. The figures given are as at the end of each year.
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Ports 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Sharpness 88 77 91 95 94 91 97 97 95 Gloucester 18 18 16 18 15 15 15 14 14 Newport 459 443 396 357 381 342 318 304 294 Cardiff 340 393 393 411 421 401 390 372 360 Barry 203 193 175 170 194 179 168 161 158 Port Talbot 122 111 92 75 75 75 72 71 67 Swansea 397 394 363 350 342 290 282 268 265 Liverpool and Birkenhead 10,449 10,427 8,466 7,550 7,486 7,326 6,575 6,402 5,982 Bromborough 36 37 33 35 34 32 27 26 26 Garston 312 274 229 198 197 188 175 161 187 Salford 1,447 1,163 1,050 822 813 814 790 742 698 Partington 23 21 19 16 16 16 16 15 15 Ellesmere Port 166 146 134 149 147 146 144 141 135 Runcorn 143 143 148 159 149 144 140 137 139 Weston Point 82 80 81 88 88 82 81 79 77 Preston 308 275 178 201 200 198 161 161 137 Fleetwood 214 207 204 236 233 224 217 209 199 Whitehaven 23 26 23 23 23 20 20 20 19 Workington 35 32 31 30 29 24 27 27 26 Silloth — — — — — — — — — Barrow 31 36 31 23 20 — — — —. Ayr 34 34 30 32 32 24 23 21 21 Irvine 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 Ardrossan 62 62 46 48 47 37 37 36 41 Hunterston — — — — — — — — — Greenock 99 100 138 155 179 166 160 159 156 Glasgow 1,302 1,139 705 595 590 504 483 480 476 Aberdeen 416 400 338 375 375 336 330 328 315 Dundee 134 126 122 150 135 111 145 147 109 Methil 43 40 34 34 33 33 33 31 30 Kirkcaldy 23 23 21 16 17 17 16 15 14 Burntisland 22 22 17 11 11 11 11 10 10 Grangemouth 458 395 299 347 339 306 289 318 334 Leith 402 293 275 241 245 237 220 218 213 National 45,542 43,645 36,888 34,590 34,654 31,884 30,122 29,168 28,034
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Ports 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Newcastle 79 78 27 26 19 11 11 — Dunston 10 — — — — — — — North Shields 85 83 84 82 71 59 59 55 South Shields 84 86 86 86 84 72 69 57 Blyth 63 63 61 61 60 63 59 53 Sunderland 71 70 70 63 61 53 46 34 Seaham 16 16 15 14 14 16 15 14 Middlesbrough 869 816 670 558 549 542 504 499 Hatlepool 109 107 99 93 89 87 84 77 Hull 1,915 1,742 1,425 1,299 1,011 838 818 773 Goole 288 284 243 226 214 192 189 169 Grimsby 969 909 775 769 762 698 522 51 Immingham 102 101 93 92 90 87 246 237 Boston 127 125 111 102 101 100 100 90 Wisbech 21 20 18 17 17 16 15 14 King's Lynn 86 84 75 67 67 66 59 55 Yarmouth 84 82 85 85 86 98 98 100 Lowestoft 27 26 26 26 26 36 36 34 Ipswich 137 136 131 131 130 122 122 122 London 7,106 5,793 4,575 3,790 3,135 2,744 2,648 2,049 Rochester 222 184 180 166 165 187 198 182 Sittingbourne 38 28 28 28 28 27 29 29 Queenborough — — — — — — — — Sheerness 371 368 346 341 324 322 322 314 Whitstable 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 — Southampton 1,739 1,676 1,373 1,143 1,140 973 765 694 Poole 85 84 84 83 81 81 79 84 Weymouth 37 38 33 33 35 36 28 21 Plymouth 66 66 46 46 43 43 42 36 Fowey 57 56 55 55 52 50 50 50 Par 41 40 39 39 37 34 33 33 Charlestown 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Falmouth 43 11 11 11 9 9 9 8 Truro — — — — — — — — Penzance 11 11 11 11 9 9 10 10 Hayle — — — — — — — — Bristol 1,209 1,142 719 717 611 609 602 494 Sharpness 95 93 76 76 67 68 67 51
Ports 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Gloucester 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 Newport 286 379 327 324 311 294 289 250 Cardiff 336 334 285 253 244 227 193 180 Barry 156 147 112 81 72 71 86 69 Port Talbot 61 58 56 54 57 55 52 43 Swansea 245 231 197 191 167 140 121 107 Liverpool & Birkenhead 5,202 4,614 3,402 2,331 2,151 1,916 1,862 1,617 Bromborough 26 24 24 21 23 19 — — Garston 185 182 179 173 169 151 137 133 Salford 655 564 248 66 37 32 32 24 Partington 15 14 — — — — — — Ellesmere Port 132 127 106 95 97 99 99 91 Runcorn 136 122 93 86 47 46 46 44 Weston Point 73 70 56 50 36 — — 3 Preston 136 30 — — — — — — Fleetwood 162 161 148 107 104 94 94 89 Whitehaven 19 19 18 16 19 19 19 19 Workington 26 26 26 26 22 16 16 16 Silloth — — 3 3 3 3 2 3 Barrow — 6 6 8 16 17 17 8 Ayr 21 21 21 17 17 17 17 17 Irvine 4 4 — — — — — — Ardrossan 40 40 30 30 28 28 26 19 Hunterston — — 25 25 25 19 18 18 Greenock 153 161 131 116 115 99 99 98 Glasgow 418 410 233 130 98 67 65 62 Aberdeen 300 277 248 260 258 245 238 186 Dundee 114 111 110 108 127 130 107 103 Methil 29 28 25 25 25 25 25 23 Kirkcaldy 14 13 11 11 6 6 5 5 Burntisland 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 Grangemouth 326 292 226 196 184 155 154 144 Leith 201 190 170 168 136 134 131 125 National 25,770 23,110 18,219 15,340 13,813 12,505 11,922 10,485