§ Mr. Sean Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people work in the public and private sector, respectively, of the housing and construction industry.
§ Sir George YoungIn 1984 there were some 1,055,000 employees working in the building and construction industry, 256,000 of whom were employed by public authorities. In addition, an estimated 463,000 self-employed persons were working in the industry.
§ Mr. Sean Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of man-weeks worked in the housing and construction industry during the last 12 months for which figures are available differentiating between the public and private sectors.
§ Sir George YoungThis information is not available centrally.
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