§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been lost in the pottery industry in each of the calendar years 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 to date.
§ Mr. GummerInformation about job losses and job gains is not available from the Department's statistics, but an indication of the net effect can be seen by comparing the levels of employees in employment at different dates. On this basis, the following table gives the decreases in the estimated numbers of employees in employment in the pottery industry in Great Britain for the periods specified.
Decrease January-December 1979 2,000 1980 3,200 1981 *5,900 1982 *2,200 January-April 1983 *700 * provisional