§ 17. Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement showing the extent of the increase or decline in the labour force employed in the coal and petroleum products, chemicals and allied industries during the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John GrantBetween June 1967 and June 1977 the number of employees in employment in Great Britain in coal and petroleum products decreased by 4,000 and in the chemical and allied industries by 17,000—a total decrease for both groups of about 21,000.