§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what he expects will be the manning levels in the tanning industry in each of the next three years;
(2) how many people have been employed in the tanning industry in each of the last five years;
(3) how many people are currently employed in the tanning industry.
§ Mr. GoldingSeparate employment statistics for tanning are not available,266W and accordingly there is no basis on which a forecast could be attempted. The following table shows estimates of the numbers of employees in employment in Great Britain in the leather (tanning and dressing) and fellmongery industry, minimum list heading 431 of the St andard Industrial classification:
June 1972 … … 20,200 June 1973 … … 19,500 June 1974 … … 18,300 June 1975 … … 18,300 June 1976* … … 18,600 January 1977* … … 18,900 * Provisional