HC Deb 03 February 1971 vol 810 cc401-2W
Mr. Merlyn Rees

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the annual figures since 1965 of those occupied in engineering in the City of Leeds.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Employment estimates are available for the whole of the area covered by the Leeds, Horsforth, Stanningley and Seacroft Employment Exchanges but not for the City of Leeds alone. Following is the information available:

Estimated numbers of employees in employment in the area covered by the Leeds, Horsforth, Stanningley and Seacroft Employment Exchanges in engineering industries (Orders VI to IX of the Standard Industrial Classification 1958)
Thousands
June, 1965 … … … 37
June, 1966 … … … 40
June, 1967 … … … 39
June, 1968 … … … 37
June, 1969 … … … 39

Estimates for June, 1970, should be available by the middle of 1971.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what change there has been in the number of engineering firms in the City of Leeds in the last five years.

Mr. Dudley Smith

I regret that my Department does not have this information.

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