§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he takes to monitor the extent of the use of casual employment in former scheme ports after the end of the dock labour scheme and its compliance with the provisions of the Dock Work Act 1989; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. NorrisIt is a matter for the port employers to decide what work force they need for their operations. There is no requirement under the Dock Work Act 1989 for information on casual employment to be made available to the Government.
§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his estimate of the number of(a)full-time, (b)trained and (c)casual dock workers working in each of the former scheme ports in each of the last five years and as of 1 March.
§ Mr. NorrisNumbers of permanent employed dock workers and cargo handlers, and the number of temporary
Dockers and Cargo Handlers at Scheme and Ex-Scheme Ports 1989–92 1989 1990 1991 1992 Port Permanent dock workers Temporary dock workers Total Permanent dock workers Temporary dock workers Total Permanent dock workers Temporary dock workers Total Permanent dock workers Temporary dock workers Total London 2,179 0 2,179 1,596 0 1,596 1,245 0 1,245 1,128 0 1,128 Medway 697 2 699 580 64 644 524 47 571 487 8 495 Whistable 5 0 5 4 1 5 7 0 7 5 12 17 Southampton 1,090 9 1,099 882 9 891 852 22 874 623 7 630 Poole 109 0 109 104 0 104 100 0 100 98 0 98 Plymouth 48 0 48 46 0 46 39 0 39 46 0 46 Fowey — — — — — — 4 0 4 2 0 2 Par 98 0 98 37 0 37 30 0 30 35 0 35 Falmouth 7 0 7 7 0 7 6 0 6 37 0 37 Portland 19 2 21 5 5 10 4 0 4 10 6 16 Charlestown 3 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 2 0 2 Truro 5 0 5 5 0 5 4 0 4 4 0 4 Penzance 17 4 21 5 0 5 13 0 13 11 0 11 Newlyn 4 0 4 4 0 4 5 0 5 — — — Bristol 557 0 557 476 0 476 187 0 187 205 0 205 Sharpness and Gloucester 69 14 83 58 0 58 51 0 51 41 0 41 Newport 244 0 244 154 10 164 66 0 66 48 0 48 Cardiff 224 0 224 59 0 59 52 0 52 55 0 55 Barry 116 0 116 95 0 95 91 0 91 90 0 90 Port Talbot 40 0 40 40 0 40 36 0 36 34 0 34 Swansea 129 0 129 40 11 51 40 11 51 103 41 144 Liverpool 1,266 4 1,270 753 5 758 475 6 481 573 17 590 Manchester 338 6 344 237 8 245 179 0 179 150 0 150 Fleetwood 49 0 49 1 0 1 — — — — — — Whitehaven 24 0 24 14 0 14 15 0 15 15 0 15 Workington 28 0 28 21 0 21 25 0 25 22 0 22 Silloth 3 3 6 1 0 1 — — — — — — Garston 112 0 112 82 3 85 58 4 62 56 0 56 Barrow 14 4 18 14 4 18 13 10 23 16 0 16 Ayr 26 0 26 12 0 12 12 0 12 10 0 10 Clyde 262 0 262 185 9 194 146 0 146 113 0 113 Irvine 3 0 3 6 0 6 6 0 6 3 0 3 Greenock 37 0 37 — — — — — — — — — Aberdeen 286 0 286 149 34 183 170 37 207 167 19 186 Dundee 113 7 120 58 8 66 53 7 60 25 8 33 Forth 380 0 380 348 0 348 301 0 301 374 0 374 Blyth 88 0 88 48 0 48 57 1 58 42 0 42 Tyne 246 3 249 165 3 168 136 0 136 230 0 230 Sunderland 71 7 78 48 7 55 53 7 60 50 7 57 Seaham 26 0 26 15 0 15 18 0 18 12 0 12 Tees and Hartlepool 702 6 708 617 12 629 497 24 521 457 16 473 Hull 842 60 902 532 121 653 381 121 502 381 110 491 Goole 201 0 201 129 2 131 75 17 92 52 3 55 Grimsby and Immingham 867 50 917 467 60 527 394 66 460 429 65 494 Boston 111 0 111 74 0 74 75 0 75 59 0 59 Wisbech 13 0 13 7 0 7 7 0 7 — — — Kings Lynn 88 0 88 20 0 20 27 1 28 30 0 30 Great Yarmouth 193 5 198 122 9 131 206 9 215 163 9 172 Lowestoft 55 0 55 24 0 24 22 3 25 25 2 27 Ipswich 366 0 366 249 10 259 222 6 228 204 14 218 Total 12,470 186 12,656 8,598 395 8,993 6,982 399 7,381 6,722 344 7,066
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many dock workers were employed at the time of the296W dock workers, recorded in the annual survey of port manpower carried out by the British Ports Federation, are shown in the table. The figures for permanent employees include others in addition to registered dock workers, and all figures refer to the number of employees in employment on a specified day in March or April each year. The annual survey is no longer carried out, and thus figures are not available for 1 March 1993.
Statistics on numbers of trained employees are not centrally available. It is the responsibility of port employers to ensure that both permanent and temporary staff are adequately trained.
abolition of the dock labour scheme; what percentage of dock workers have since been made redundant; and what is the total cost of redundancy payments to date.
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§ Mr. NorrisAt the time of the abolition of the dock labour scheme there were 9,220 registered dock workers. Of these, 7,074, or 76.7 per cent., subsequently received redundancy payments under the terms of the Dock Work (Compensation Payments Scheme) Regulations 1989. The total cost of these payments has amounted to £231.3 million, of which my Department's contribution was £132 million.