§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest estimate of the total numbers of people engaged in the construction industry in Wales.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe latest available estimate is for September 1983 when the new definition of the construction industry given in the 1980 standard industrial classification was used for the first time. This estimate showed 47,000 persons employed in the construction industry in Wales.