§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people were working in the water industry in Wales in 1979, 1985 and each subsequent year.
§ Mr. GristThe number of people working in the water industry in Wales is not available in the exact form requested. Figures are available for the Welsh water authority's area of supply and those people employed by the Wrexham and East Denbighshire water company and the Chester water company. These are detailed in the following table:
Manpower (Full-time equivalent employees as at 31 March 1988) Welsh water authority Wrexham and East Denbighshire Chester Waterworks Company 1979 5,594 150 89 1985 4,709 131 85 1986 4,746 121 84 1987 4,845 119 80 1988 4,618 113 78