§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are currently employed in the following industries in the Macclesfield constituency as an average for 1980 so far: (a) man-made fibres production, spinning, doubling and weaving and filament yarn processing, (b) woollen and worsted, knitting, (c) carpets, (d) finishing, (e) clothing and (f) other textile sectors.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThis information is not available. Employment information for local areas was not collected in 1980.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the percentage of the British work force working in the sector of textiles and clothing at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Jim LesterAt June 1980, the latest date for which information is available, 3 per cent. of all employees in employment in Great Britain were employed in the textiles and clothing industries.