§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of employees and the number of operatives in the chemical industry to match the table in column 369 of the Official Report, 9 March 1982.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives, annually from 1973 to 1981, the estimated number of employees in employment in Great Britain in the chemical industry (Order V of the 1968 standard industrial classification). It also gives the numbers of operatives included in the totals. Quarterly figures are not available for the number of operatives.
Chemical industry—Great Britain (thousands) Total employees in employment Operatives included in total October 1973 425 255 October 1974 444 272 October 1975 424 251 October 1976 429 262 October 1977 434 263 October 1978 433 263 October 1979 432 257 October 1980 416 244 September 1981 392 239