HC Deb 06 November 1975 vol 899 c238W
Mr. Warren

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is his estimate of the total number of workers who will be employed in the British airframe manufacturing industry over each of the next five years.

Mr. Kaufman

The future size of the British airframe manufacturing industry will depend on the state of the world economy, the market for new aircraft both civil and military, and the success of the British Industry in competing for these markets. Reliable forecasts of the industry's future labour requirements are, therefore, not possible.