§ 35. Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of persons employed in the, textile and knitted goods industries at the latest available date, and at December 1978 and December 1979.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table gives the provisional estimates of employees in employment in Great Britain for the industries specified at September 1980, the latest date for which information is available, and at December 1978 and December 1979.
Textiles (Order XIII of the Standard Industrial Classification 1968) Hosiery and other knitted goods (Minimum List Heading 417 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1968) 000s 000s December 1978 455.6 109.6 December 1979 430.3 105.6 December 1980 378.1 96.6
Average Gross Hourly Earnings of Manual Workers in Industry* (i) National currencies (ii) Sterling† April 1979 October 1979 April 1979 October 1979 £ £ United Kingdom £1.88 £2.04 1.88 £2.04 Belgium 203 Bfr 210 BFr 3.26 3.39 Denmark .. .. .. .. France 18.84 FFr 19.66 FFr 2.09 2.18 Germany (FR) 12.42 DM 12.63DM 3.16 3.29 Irish Republic‡ 1.79 Punt 2.02 Punt 1.79 1.92 Italy 3,101 Lira .. 1.77 .. Luxembourg 223 LFR 218 LFr 3.58 3.52 Netherlands§ 13.51 Fl 13.80 Fl 3.18 3.24 * All production industries excluding electricity, gas a and water † Converted at average market exchange rates for the corresponding periods ‡ Data refer to March and September; adults only § Provisional figures .. Not available Source: Eurostat—Wages and Incomes, 4–1980