HC Deb 27 October 1980 vol 991 c140W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will provide (a) a breakdown of the number out of work in Great Britain by standard industrial classification; together with (b) a similar breakdown for registered job vacancies and (c) a table showing (a) as a ratio of (b);

(2) if he will publish a table showing for each EEC country (a) the average gross weekly earnings of male and female workers in industry, (b) the average annual rate of inflation and (c) the average annual unemployment rate at the latest available date;

(3) what were (a) the numbers employed in manufacturing industry and (b) the numbers expressed as percentage of the total number of those employed in both 1970 and at the latest available date in each standard region of Great Britain.

Mr. Jim Lester:

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

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