§ Mr. Paul Deanasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the construction industry in 1976–77 and 1977–78, respectively; and how many were registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. GoldingThe numbers of employees in employment in Great Britain in the construction industry at April 1976, April 1977 and April 1978 were 1,261,300; 1,226,100*; and 1,212,300*, respectively. The nearest dates for which the quarterly industrial analysis of the unemployment statistics was made are May 1976, May 1977 and May 1978, when the numbers who last worked in construction were 206,562; 204,108; and 186,480, respectively.
* Provisional.