HC Deb 20 November 1990 vol 181 c110W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been shed in the United Kingdom clothing and textile industries in each of the last 15 years for which figures are available.

Mr. Jackson

Changes in the number of employees in the textile and clothing industries are supplied in the table.

Employees in textile and clothing industries Textiles and clothing SIC 43 and 45 (excluding 4510 footwear) Great Britain (thousands)
Net yearly change
June
1975 -60.4
1976 -31.5
1977 7.7
1978 -24.6
1979 -18.0
1980 -77.1
1981 -92.0
1982 -30.6
1983 -24.7
1984 -0.8
1985 5.7
1986 4.7
1987 -11.1
1988 7.3
1989 -16.2
1990 -10.1