HC Deb 16 November 1990 vol 180 c255W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many jobs in Grimsby depend on fishing: and what proportion of the Grimsby catch is haddock.

Mr. Curry

Landings of haddock by United Kingdom and foreign vessels into Grimsby in 1989 represented 4.7 per cent. of the total quantity landed and 5 per cent. of the total value of all landings into Grimsby.

There are estimated to be about 4,500 jobs in the fish catching and processing industry in Grimsby.