§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many jobs in Great Britain are currently associated with the computer industry; and how many Her Majesty's Government estimate there will be in each of the next five years.
§ Mr. PattieThe number of jobs directly associated with computer hardware manufacture was recorded in the
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Supplier country Commodity (MFA category) Trigger level Level of quota (negotiated) Macao Knitted trousers (28) 12,000 pieces 85,000 pieces for 1983 4 per cent, growth 1984–85–86 Indonesia Woven fabric of man-made fibres (3) 79.5 tonnes 740 tonnes for 1984 2 per cent, growth 1985–86 Taiwan Women's woven underwear 1.2 tonnes 3T (15 September–31 December 1983) 10T–1984 (excl. nightwear) (30B) 3.5 percent, growth 1985–86 Romania Knitted trousers (28) 14,000 pieces 90,000 pieces (plus exceptional 15,000) for 1983 4 per cent, growth 1984–85–86 Macao Men's and boys' coats (14B) 9,000 pieces 82,000 for 1983 2 per cent, growth 1984–85–86 Thailand Women's and girls' coats (15B) 99,000 pieces 205,000 (plus exceptional 39,000) pieces for 1983 4 per cent, growth for 1984–85–86 Thailand Men's and boys' woven suits (16) 39,000 pieces 111,000 (plus exceptional 30,000) pieces for 1983 5 per cent, growth 1984–85–86 Yugoslavia Knitted shirts, T-shirts (4) 270,000 pieces 250,000 (Sept.-Dec. 1983); 650,000 for 1984 4 per cent, growth 1985–86 Macao Knitted outer-garments (not else-where specified (83) 19.7 tonnes EC quota, UK share of 52T for 1983, plus one tonne per annum for 1984–85–86 Indonesia Cotton cloth (2) 266.5 tonnes 1,664 tonnes for 1984 EC growth of 3 per cent. 1984–85–86 China Sacks and bags of poly-ethylene or poly-proprylene (33) 218 tonnes 600 tonnes for 1984 6 per cent, growth for 1985–86–87–88 Romania Knitted track-suits (73) 32,000 pieces EC quota, UK share of 98,000 pieces for 1983 EC growth of 1984–85–86 Yugoslavia Men's and boys' woven jackets and blazers (17) 45,000 pieces 152,000 pieces for 1984 7 per cent, growth thereafter Philippines Women's and girls" knitted suits (74) 58,000 pieces 200,000 pieces for 1984 6 per cent, growth 1985–86 China* Spun regenerated yam (23) 149–5 tonnes 156 tonnes for 1984 5 per cent, growth 1985–86–87–88 Thailand Women's woven suits (29) 42,000 pieces 152,000 pieces for 1984, 5 per cent, growth 1985–86 * The China quota (category 23) was agreed in the course of negotiating for a new EC/China agreement, although the trigger level for the basket exit mechanism was exceeded. 1981 census as 56,800 (classified to standard industrial classification activity heading 3302 — electronic data processing equipment).
Official forecasts are not made for the numbers of persons employed in individual industries.