asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of registered dock workers for each year since 1946.

The numbers of dock workers registered under the Dock Workers Employment Scheme at the end of each year since the introduction of the Scheme in 1947 were as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what the number of registered dock employers for each year since 1946.

I am informed by the National Dock Labour Board that, excluding the years 1948 to 1954 for which the information is not available, the numbers of employers registered under the Dock Workers Employment Scheme at the end of each year since the introduction of the scheme in 1947 were as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of dock workers registered on 31st December 1975; and what estimate he has made of the number of those for whom there was not full-time regular employment.

I am informed by the National Dock Labour Board that there were 31,835 dock workers registered under the Dock Workers Employment Scheme on 31st December 1975. I have made no estimate of the number of those for whom there was not full-time regular employment.