HC Deb 15 February 1983 vol 37 c95W
Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his reply to the right hon. Member for Rhondda on 8 February, Official Report, c. 319–20, if he will break down the percentage levels of employment in (a) the public sector and (b) the private sector for each of the regions of the United Kingdom in 1970, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.

Sir Geoffrey Howe

Comprehensive regional employment data both for the private and public sector are not available.