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Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour) on Monday, 24 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 July 2000. It was answered by Stephen Byers (Labour) on Friday, 28 July 2000 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.


Dept of Trade and Industry

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many trawlermen were made redundant in (a) 1974, (b) 1975 and (c) 1976 when British fishing boats stopped fishing as a result of withdrawal of British boats from Icelandic waters. - Precise statistics are not available. (Holding answer 27 July 2000).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
354 c1088W; 132818
Session
1999-00
Subjects
Crew Fisheries Fishing vessels Redundancy Iceland
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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