§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what were the numbers employed in the Welsh textile and clothing industry for each year from 1979 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwards[pursuant to his reply, 28 February 1985, c. 238]: The numbers employed in the textile, leather and clothing industry (Orders XIII-XV SIC(68)) were as follows:
Number December 1979 27,500 December 1980 23,000 September 1981 19,800 Since 1981 textile and clothing workers have been counted as part of other manufacturing industries. The latest quarterly estimates for this group, based on recent revisions to labour force surveys, was as follows:
Number December 1981 72,000 December 1982 67,000 December 1983 65,000 September 1984 67,000