§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many registered dock workers there were at the port of Goole for each of the years from 1985 to 1990; and how many of those dock workers are currently employed following the abolition of the dock labour scheme.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe numbers of dockers registered at the port of Goole at the end of each year 1985 to 1988 and at 3 July 1989 when the dock labour scheme was abolished were as follows:
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Numbers of registered dockworkers Year Numbers 1985 189 1986 169 1987 169 1988 165 3 July 1989 164 I have no information about how many of these are currently employed following abolition of the dock labour scheme.
§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will state the total tonnage of exports and imports handled by the port of Goole in each year since 1985.
§ Mr. McLoughlinAnnual tonnages of foreign trade handled at the port of Goole since 1985 are as follows:
Thousand tonnes Exports Imports Total 1985 478 817 1,295 1986 369 909 1,278 1987 432 1,265 1,697 1988 497 1,603 2,100 1989 407 1,423 1,829 11990 354 1,242 1,596 1 Provisional.