§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of jobs lost in the textile and footwear industries, by industry, since January 1989, by month, giving the most recent figures available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsThere are no figures for job losses or job gains. The numbers of employees in the textile and footwear industries are supplied in the table.
Source: Standard Industrial Classification 1980.
Employees in textile and footwear industries Great Britain Thousands Textiles SIC class 43 Monthly change Footwear SIC group 451 Monthly change 1989 January 223.2 — 49.0 — February 219.4 -3.8 48.5 -0.5 March 218.5 -0.9 48.1 -0.4 April 217.5 -1.0 47.7 -0.4 May 216.4 -1.0 47.3 -0.4 June 217.7 1.3 47.1 -0.2 July 215.4 -2.3 46.9 -0.2 August 215.6 0.2 46.3 -0.7 September 218.0 2.5 45.9 -0.4 October 217.2 -0.8 45.9 0.0 November 217.3 0.1 45.8 -0.2 December 214.6 -2.7 45.5 -0.3 1990 January 213.2 -1.4 44.9 -0.5