§ Mr. Knox asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the textile industry in the United Kingdom during each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison:The following table gives the numbers of employees in employment in the textiles industry in the United Kingdom at June each year from 1977:
June each year
1977 512,000 1978 490,000 1979 *478,000 1980 *424,000 1981 *364,000 * Provisional.