HC Deb 08 March 1982 vol 19 c323W
Mr. Grimond

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many workers were employed in the British wool industry in 1978; and how many are employed at the latest date.

Mr. Alison

At December 1978, the provisional number of employees in employment in the woollen and worsted industry (Minimum List Heading 414 of the Standard Industrial Classification) in Great Britain was 76,000. The corresponding figure at December 1981 was 55,100.