§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been(a) the absolute and (b) the percentage change in the number of jobs in United Kingdom manufacturing since 1993; and what are the figures for other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. [35934]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested for the United Kingdom is shown in the following table. OECD comparisons for the period requested are not available.
Employees in manufacturing in the United Kingdom: at March (seasonally adjusted) 1993 1996 Change 000 000 000 per cent. 3,922 3,938 16 0.4