§ 20. Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give figures showing the change in the level of employment in the consumer electronics industry for each half year since December 1973.
§ Mr. GoldingSeparate statistics for the consumer electronics industry are not available but the table below shows the changes in the broadcast receiving and sound reproducing equipment industry, Minimum List Heading 365 of the Standard Industrial Classification.
Number of employees Half yearly change December 1973 69,200 +600 June 1974 63,500 −5,700 December 1974 59,500 −4,000 June 1975 54,900 −4,600 December 1975 52,700* −2,200* June 1976 49,500* −3,200* December 1976 51,600* +2,100* * Provisional.