§ Mr. Hall-Davisasked the Minister of Labour (1) what were the numbers employed in Lancashire in each of the
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN NORTH-WESTERN REGION (Thousands) Based on 1948 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Based on 1958 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification 1951 1959(a) 1959(b) 1960 1966 Textiles 411 299 299 283 222 Manufacturing industries (including Textiles) 1,506 1,441 1,372 1,399 1,364 Coal Mining 56 53 53 46 29 Railways 68 57 57 45 40 Non-Manufacturing Industries (including Coal Mining and Railways) 1,422 1,459 1,532 1,545 1,634