§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many manufacturing jobs have been created in Wales so far in the current year; and how many have been created in Wales in each of the last six years.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsIt is not possible to say how many new manufacturing jobs have been created since 1979. However, projects for which offers of regional selective assistance or, where applicable, regional development grants were accepted, or which were allocated Government financed factories have promised to provide over 90,000 jobs in Wales since May 1979.
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§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many manufacturing jobs have been lost in Wales in each of the last six years.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsInformation is not available in the form requested, but data on net changes in the total of manufacturing employees in employment is provided in the Department of Employment's quarterly series. Following are the figures up to the latest available date:
Employees in Employment in Manufacturing Industries Number September 1980 277,000 September 1981 238,000 September 1982 222,000 September 1983 213,000 September 1984 209,000 September 1985 207,000
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many jobs in the agricultural sector have been lost in Wales in each of the last six years.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsFigures for jobs in the agricultural sector as a whole are not available. However, the agricultural census shows the following number of persons engaged in work on agricultural holdings at June in each of the last six years:
Number 1980 66,400 1981 66,700 1982 66,500 1983 65,300 1984 66,800 1985 68,400