§ 24. Mr. Dixonasked the Paymaster General what is the net loss in manufacturing jobs in the northern region since June 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeBetween June 1979 and June 1986, there was a net decrease of 140,000 employees in employment in manufacturing industries in the northern region.
However, some of the decrease in the figures will be the result of the re-classification of jobs such as industrial cleaning, catering, computer services, and road haulage, previously done by manufactures' own employees and now done by sub-contractors. This developing feature of our economy has the effect of exaggerating the extent of the decline of manufacturing employment.
§ 65. Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Paymaster General what was the net loss or gain of manufacturing jobs in Britain and the north-west region. respectively, in 1986.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeBetween September 1985 and September 1986 (the latest date for which regional figures are available) there was a net decrease of 142,000 in the numbers of employees in employment in manufacturing in Great Britain. Over the same period there was a net decrease of 21,000 in the north-west region.
However, some of the decrease in the figures will be the result of the re-classification of jobs such as industrial cleaning, catering, computer services, and road haulage, previously done by manufactures' own employees and now done by sub-contractors. This developing feature of our economy has the effect of exaggerating the extent of the decline of manufacturing employment.
§ 66. Mr. Leightonasked the Paymaster General how many jobs in manufacturing have been lost in the United Kingdom since 1979; and what information he has as to how many have been lost in the rest of the European Economic community 10.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeMy Department does not produce statistics about job gains and job losses but an indication of the net changes can be seen by comparing levels of employment at different dates. Between June 1979 and September 1986 there was a net decrease of 1,951 thousand in the number of employees in employment and self-employed in manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom. Some of the decrease in the figures will be the result of the re-classification of jobs such as industrial cleaning, catering, computer services, and road haulage, previously done by manufactures' own employees and now done by sub-contractors. This developing feature of our economy has the effect of exaggerating the extent of the decline of manufacturing employment.
The latest information for the rest of the European Community 10 (excluding Luxembourg and Greece for which there are no comparable figures) shows that between 1979 and 1984 manufacturing employment fell about 2,250,000. However international comparisons should always be made cautiously because of differences in methodology.
§ 75. Mr. Easthamasked the Paymaster General what was the net loss in manufacturing jobs in the north-west region since June 1979.
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§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeBetween 1979 and June 1986, there was a net decrease of 337,000 employees in employment in manufacturing industries in the north-west region.
However, some of the decrease in the figures will be the result of the re-classification of jobs such as industrial cleaning, catering, computer services, and road haulage, previously done by manufactures' own employees and now done by sub-contractors. This developing feature of our economy has the effect of exaggerating the extent of the decline of manufacturing employment.