HC Deb 06 December 1988 vol 143 c147W
78. Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in 1979 in manufacturing industry in the north west; and what is the comparable figure for the latest date available.

Mr. Lee

In September 1979 there were 970,000 employees in employment in manufacturing industry in the north-west region. In September 1988 the latest date for which regional figures are available, there were 601,000.