HC Deb 03 May 1988 vol 132 c395W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of employees in(a) Clwyd and (b) Wales in employment in (i) May 1979 and (ii) May 1987, and the total number of employees in manufacturing industry standard industrial classification 2–4 in Wales.

Mr. Peter Walker

Available data are as follows:

Thousands
All employees in employment Manufacturing
Clwyd Wales SIC 68 (orders III-XIX) SIC 80 (divisions 2–4)
June 1978 128 1,015 310 ..
June 1979 .. 1,033 315 ..
September 1984 119 886 .. 212
June 1987 .. 863 .. 206

Source: Department of Employment.