§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered dock workers have been recruited in the last 12 months by each of the dock labour scheme ports in Britain.
§ Mr. NichollsA total of 76 registered dock workers were directly recruited by scheme ports during the whole of 1988, the latest period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many dockers were employed by each of the dock labour scheme ports in 1979; and how many are currently employed in these ports.
§ Mr. NichollsThe number of registered dock workers employed by each of the dock labour scheme ports in December 1979 and March 1989 according to National Dock Labour Board lists are as follows:
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1979 Port/Area December 1979 Newcastle 62 Dunston — North Shields 73 South Shields 66 Blyth 41 Sunderland 56 Seaham 16 Middlesbrough 737 Hartlepool 102 Hull 1,515 Goole 275 Grimsby and Immingham 777 Boston 124 Wisbech 21 King's Lynn 83 Yarmouth 82 Lowestoft 26 Ipswich 131 London 5,197 Medway and Swale 631 Southampton 1,719 Poole 83 Weymouth 38 Plymouth 59 Cornwall 138 Bristol 1,059 Sharpness 91 Gloucester 9 Newport 265 Cardiff 296 Barry 128 Port Talbot 60 Swansea 202 Liverpool and Birkenhead 4,385 Bromborough 26 Garston 149 Salford 510 Partington 13 Ellesmere Port 118
1979 Port/Area December 1979 Runcorn 118 Western Point 71 Preston 127 Fleetwood 87 Cumbria 45 Ayrshire 62 Greenock 144 Glasgow 350 Aberdeen 116 Dundee 107 Fife 51 Grangemouth Leith 312 191 Total 21,144 797W
1989 Port/Area March 1989 Newcastle 10 North Shields 53 South Shields 53 Blyth 52 Sunderland 31 Seaham 16 Middlesbrough 488 Hartlepool 73 Hull 680 Goole 165 Immingham/Grimsby 720 Boston 87 Wisbech 12 King's Lynn 53 Yarmouth 100 Lowestoft 30 Ipswich 120 London: Surrey 75 Tilbury and Northfleet 1,429 Royal 88 India and Millwall 11 Lighterage 142 Rochester 184 Sittingbourne 29 Sheerness 372 Southampton 679 Poole 97 Weymouth 11 Plymouth 30 Fowey 44 Par 28 Charlestown 2 Falmouth 7 Penzance 8 Bristol 484 Sharpness 47 Newport 204 Cardiff 167 Barry 65 Port Talbot 44 Swansea 98 Liverpool and Birkenhead 1,297 Garston 110 Salford 21 Ellesmere Port 91 Runcorn 33 Weston Point 17 Fleetwood 44 Whitehaven 16 Workington 16 Silloth 3 Barrow 8 Ayr 16 Ardrossan 15 Hunterston 18 Greenock 49 Glasgow 60 Aberdeen 175
1989 Port/Area March 1989 Dundee 96 Methil and Kirkcaldy 23 Burntisland 9 Grangemouth 131 Leith 102 Total 9,438 Note: National Dock Labour Board lists for 1979 and 1989 use different grouping of dock areas.