§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the woollen textile industries in the West Riding of Yorkshire in each year from 1960 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing are estimates for the Yorkshire and Humberside region, and for the corresponding regions in existence at the dates specified, of the numbers of employees in employment in 291W Woollen and Worsted (minimum list heading 414 of the Standard Industrial Classification). As almost all of the employees in this industry included in these estimates were employed within the West Riding of Yorkshire, the regional figures provide reliable estimates for the West Riding.
ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN WOOLLEN AND WORSTED IN THE REGION WHICH INCLUDED THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE (Thousands) Males Females Total June, 1960 68.7 79.6 148.3 June, 1961 70.2 78.9 149.1 June, 1962 66.3 72.9 139.2 June, 1963 66.7 71.2 137.9 June, 1964(a) 66.1 69.9 136.0 June, 1964(b) 66.2 70.5 136.7 June, 1965 62.7 65.9 128.6 June, 1966(a) 62.7 62.7 125.4 June, 1966(b) 62.7 62.6 125.3 June, 1967 58.8 57.0 115.8 June, 1968 55.8 52.3 108.1 June, 1969 57.1 50.6 107.7 Note: The estimates for 1964(b) and later dates are on a revised basis of calculation and are not strictly comparable with the estimates for 1964(a) and earlier dates. Between June, 1966, and June, 1967, the industrial classifications of many establishments were corrected. The estimates for June, 1966, are shown on both bases, that is (a) excluding and (b) including the effects of reclassifications.