HC Deb 18 February 1976 vol 905 cc704-5W
Mr. George Rodgers

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report figures showing the numbers employed in the textile industry for the last 10 years for which this information is available.

Mr. John Fraser

The following table shows estimates of the numbers of employees in employment in the textiles industries in Great Britain. The figures are on a comparable basis—that is, after the removal of discontinuities in the statistical series.

(Thousands)
June 1965 717
June 1966 707
June 1967 657
June 1968 646
June 1969 660
June 1970 633
June 1971 581
June 1972 558
June 1973 555
June 1974 546