§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Labour how many were employed in Wales in agriculture and in the steel, tin-plate and coal industries, respectively, in the years 1955 to 1965.
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§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsFollowing is the information for Agriculture (Minimum List Heading 001 of the Standard Industrial Classification), Iron and Steel (MLH 311), which includes the production of tinplate, and coal mining (MLH 101).
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN WALES Agriculture Iron and Steel Coal mining Mid–1955 … 24,700 64,000 123,600 Mid–1956 … 22,400 67,600 119,000 Mid–1957 … 21,800 69,700 121,700 Mid–1958 … 20,600 64,300 118,600 Mid–1959 … 21,000 66,100 113,800 Mid–1960 … 19,400 71,700 104,200 Mid–1961 … 18,400 72,800 99,500 Mid–1962 … 17,500 68,900 96,300 Mid–1963 … 17,600 71,900 94,700 Mid–1964 … 15,300 75,200 90,400 Mid–1965 … 12,900 74,900 84,100 Separate figures for the production of tinplate are not available.