HC Deb 07 March 1990 vol 168 c673W
Dr. Kim Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the latest available figures of employment in the following sectors in Wales:(a) coal mining, deep-mined and opencast, (b) banking, (c) steel manufacture, (d) dock work, (e) railways and (f) construction.

Mr. Peter Walker

Employment estimates for sectors(b), (e) and (f) are available from the Department of Employment's quarterly series and are given in the table. Information for sectors (a), (c) and (d) is not available from this source.

Employees in employment at September 1989
Thousands
(b) Banking (and bill discounting) 111.9
(e) Railways 5.8
(f) Construction 44.0

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