HC Deb 27 October 1975 vol 898 cc361-3W
Mr. Madden

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of British workers wholly dependent

available quarter, in the coal and steel industries, respectively; and what the corresponding figures were for the same quarter since 1965.

Mr. John Fraser

Following is the available information. Employment data for coal mining and steel are available from the census of employment, the latest figures being for June 1974. Later information, relating to June 1975, but for the somewhat broader group of activity represented by orders of the Standard Industrial Classification, is available from the new quarterly employment series, and comparable figures for this broader coverage are also shown for earlier years.

for their livelihood on imports of textiles and textile goods.

Mr. John Fraser

I regret that it is not possible on the basis of the employment statistics maintained by my Department to make any estimate of the number of workers wholly dependent for their livelihood on imports of textiles and textile goods.

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