§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of jobs lost in manufacturing industry between the years 1970 and 1978.
§ Mr. GoldingPrecise information about job gains and job losses is not available but an indication of the net change can be seen by comparing the levels of employees in employment at different dates. Between June 1970 and June 1978 the number of people employed in manufacturing industries in Great Britain fell by 1,003,000. The figure used for June 1978 is provisional.