§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons are employed in Wales in sawmills and in stone and slate quarries, respectively.
§ Mr. John FraserAt June 1974, the latest date for which detailed figures are available, there were 2,900 employees in employment in timber (Minimum List Heading 471 of the Standard Industrial Classification), which includes the manufacture of woodwork for buildings as well as sawmills, and 2,900 in stone and slate quarrying and mining (MLH 102).
Numbers employees Total received by the employees Cost to the Redundancy Fund £ £ 1971 … … … … 370,306 108,273,000 57,107,000 1972 … … … … 297,120 97,513,000 50,775,000 1973 … … … … 176,919 66,573,000 34,519,000 1974 … … … … 182,161 73,560,000 38,555,000 1975 … … … … 340,215 178,284,000 94,131,000