§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are employed in the ceramic industry at present; and how many have been employed in that industry over each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. LeeThe available information is as follows:
Employees in Employment in the Refractory and Ceramic Goods industry in Great Britain (Group 248 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980) Thousands December of each year Number 1978 75.1 1979 72.2 1980 66.2 1981 58.8 1982 56.6 1983 59.1 1984 64.2 1985 67.4 1986 68.5 11987 70.0 1The latest date for which figures are available. These estimates are subject to considerable potential estimation error due to the relatively small number of employees in the industry.
Separate estimates for the ceramic goods industry are not available.