HL Deb 16 February 1995 vol 561 cc48-9WA
Lord Pearson of Rannoch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the total number of vessels and the total number of people employed in the United Kingdom's fishing fleet in (a) 1972 and (b) 1994.

Earl Howe

In 1972 there were 6,328 active fishing vessels and an estimated 22,703 fishermen in the UK.

The latest available information on the number of vessels and people employed in the UK fleet is published in Table 2.1 and Table 2.6 respectively in UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 1993, a copy of which is in the Library. Comparable information for 1994 is not yet available.