§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his Department's estimate of the number of persons who have lost employment in the textile and clothing industries as a result of technological advances in machinery and production methods since 1950.
§ Mrs. Kellett-Bowmanasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what proportion of jobs in manufacturing is accounted for by textiles and clothing to the latest date (a) in the European Economic Community and (b) in the United Kingdom;
(2) what are the figures for (a) job losses in the textile industry and (b) job losses in the clothing industry, excluding footwear, from 1 January to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI will write to my hon. Friends as soon as possible.