HC Deb 02 July 1959 vol 608 c76W
Mr. D. Price

asked the Minister of Labour the average annual employment in the aircraft industry for each year from 1949 to 1958.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following table gives the information desired.

Estimated average numbers of employees in employment in the manufacture and repair of aircraft in Great Britain for each of the years 1949 to 1958.

Year Numbers in employment
1949 … … … 151,500
1950 … … … 150,600
1951 … … … 164,300
1952 … … … 194,300
1953 … … … 216,000
1954 … … … 231,800
1955 … … … 244,900
1956 … … … 259,800
1957 … … … 259,900
1958 … … … 250,600