HC Deb 18 May 1990 vol 172 c579W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of people in employment in(a) primary industry and (b) manufacturing in Wales in the first quarter of 1979 and the last quarter of 1989.

Mr. David Hunt

In March 1979 there were 85,000 employees in employment in primary industry (divisions 0 and 1 of standard industrial classification 1980) and 314,000 in manufacturing industry (divisions 2 to 4.)

The figures for December 1989 are 50,000 and 250,000 respectively.