§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what percentage of the working population of the Huddersfield Employment Exchange area is employed in the textile and allied industries;
(2) what percentage of the working population of the Colne Valley constituency is employed in the textile and allied industries.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithEmployment estimates are calculated for the Huddersfield and Saddlesworth Employment Exchange areas. They are not available for the Colne Valley constituency, which comprises the whole of the Saddleworth area and part of the Huddersfield area.
Following is the available information:
Estimated numbers of employees, employed and unemployed, in Textiles (Order XIII of the 1968 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification) as percentages of employees in all industries and services at June, 1969 per cent. Huddersfield Employment Exchange area 28.6 Saddleworth Employment Exchange area 46.0 Huddersfield and Saddlesworth Employment Exchange areas 29.6