§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the size of the shipbuilding industry in Tyne and Wear in 1979; and what its size is now.
§ Mr. Charles WardleComparable data for the years in question are not available. Employment in shipbuilding and ship repairing in Tyne and Wear in September 1981 was 18,257 and in September 1989 was 5,229. Since then employment has declined further with the contraction of the industry in Tyne and Wear.