§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many workers in Wales are in the engineering industry in 1986 as compared with 1979.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsIn the metal goods, engineering and vehicles sector — division 3 of the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification — the estimated number of employees in employment in September 1986 was 70,000. The corresponding figure for September 1979 was 122,000. These statistics do not include the self-employed.