HC Deb 24 October 1979 vol 972 cc231-2W
Mr. Ford

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will indicate employment trends within the wool textile industry for the last three years to the most recent convenient date.

Mr. Jim Lester

The following table gives provisional estimates of the numbers of employees in employment in the wool textile industry in Great Britain at July each year from 1976 to 1979.

July 1976 81,300
July 1977 82,500
July 1978 80,100
July 1979 75,900