HC Deb 03 March 1994 vol 238 c861W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment by what percentage the number of weekly hours worked by all operators in manufacturing industry has fallen since 1989; and when he expects the number to recover to the 1989 level.

Miss Widdecombe

Since 1989, the index of total weekly hours worked by all operatives in manufacturing fell by 29 per cent.