§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give a quarterly breakdown of the number of workers employed in the construction industry in the west midlands for each quarter since 1979.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is as follows:
Employees in Employment Construction industry West Midlands region Numbers 1979 March 100,000 June 103,000 September 103,000 December 103,000 1980 March 102,000 June 102,000 September 102,000 December 98,000 1981 March 95,000 June 94,000 September 92,000 December 88,000 1982 March 86,000 June 86,000 September 86,000 December 84,000 1983 March 81,000 June 81,000 September 82,000 December 80,000 1984 March 78,000 June 78,000 September 78,000 December 76,000