HC Deb 16 January 1985 vol 71 c136W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) manufacturing and (b) service jobs have been (i) created and (ii) lost to Wales in each year from 1978–79 to 1984–85.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Net changes in levels of employment—excluding self employment—are indicated by the estimates of employees in employment compiled by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment. These, for the years concerned and for the standard industrial classification concerned, are given in the following table: