§ Mr. Cryerasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the number of employees in the Yorkshire woollen textile industry for 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 to the most recent practicable date.
§ Mr. Atkins[pursuant to his reply, 30 June 1987, c. 58]: Data are not yet available for 1986 and 1987. Employment in Yorkshire for establishments classified to the woollen and worsted industry1 from 1978 to 1985 is as follows:
Year Employment (thousands) 1978 54.0 1979 50.4 1980 40.3 1981 33.7 1982 31.7 1983 29.0 1984 28.1 1985 27.9 1 Minimum List Heading 414 of the Standard Industrial Classification, Revised 1968, for the years 1978 and 1979. Activity heading 4310 of the Standard Industrial Classification, Revised 1980 for later years. Source: Annual Census of Production.