§ Mr. Stallardasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many workers are employed in manufacturing industries in each of the inner London boroughs; and what were the comparable figures in 1970, 1971 and 1972.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe current series of employment estimates is available only for the greater London area as a whole, and the most recent figures relate to June 1971 when there were 1,201,000 employees in employment in manufacturing industries. The comparable figure for June 1970 was 1,238,000. Information from the 1971 and 1972 annual censuses 147W of employment is expected to become available later in the year.