Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the figures for employment in the construction industry for each year since and including 1989, broken down into employees and self-employed.
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§ Mr. OppenheimThe information is given in the following table:
Employment in the construction industry: Great Britain, spring of each year, not seasonally adjusted Year Employees Self-employed (Thousands) Total 1989 1,210 895 2,105 1990 1,237 889 2,126 1991 1,154 812 1,966 1992 1,067 739 1,806 1993 988 727 1,715 1994 991 775 1,766 Source:
Labour Force Survey
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has made of the impact of the proposed reduction in housing association investment on employment prospects in the construction industry.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe Department has made no such assessment.