§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of men and women, respectively, employed in the wool textile 60W industry in October 1971; and what were the figures for October 1970.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe provisional estimated number of employees in employment in Great Britain in the woollen and worsted industry—minimum list heading 414 of the Standard Industrial Classification—at September 1971, the latest date for which information is available, was 120,400, of whom 66,100 were males and 54,300 were females. The corresponding figures for October 1970 were 135,700, 72,700 and 63,000.