§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the total number of employees in employment in manufacturing industries in Wales at the most recent available date; and how this compares with the figures in mid-June 1974.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe provisional total at December 1980 was 259,000. The figure for June 1974 was 335,500.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the total net number of jobs lost in manufacturing industry in (a) Gwynedd and (b) the whole of Wales during 1980.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsProvisional figures based on the Department of Employment's quarterly estimates of employees-in-employment indicate for December 1980 a decrease of 52,000 over the preceding 12 months. Information below the all-Wales level is not available.