§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many persons were employed as registered dockers on the most recent date for which figures are available; and what was the comparable number 10 years previously.
§ Mr. NichollsI have been asked to reply.
There were 10,455 registered dock workers at the end of December 1987 compared with 29,168 at the end of December 1977. The latest available figure, for week ending 9 February 1988, is 9,873.