HC Deb 03 December 1985 vol 88 cc191-2W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Paymaster General how many people are currently employed in each region in the textile and clothing industry.

Mr. Alan Clark

Regional estimates of employees in employment in the textile and clothing industries are available for census of employment dates only. The numbers in September 1981 are as follows:

Employees employed in the textile and clothing industries* in September 1981
Number
South East 72,000
Greater London (included in South East) 43,900
East Anglia 6,900
South West 16,400
West Midlands 26,800
East Midlands 108,700
Yorkshire and Humberside 87,900
North West 100,600
North 26,600
Wales 14,100
Scotland 66,300
* Class 43 and Groups 453, 455 and 456 of the Standard Industrial Classification.