§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish the number of production units classified to clothing, hats and gloves on the register maintained by the Business Statistics Office.
§ Mr. AtkinsIn 1987 there were 9,865 such units classified to group 453 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980, that is clothing, hats and gloves. Figures in respect of the individual headings within that group, and within the production sector as a whole, are published in table 8 ofBusiness Monitor PA 1003.