HC Deb 20 February 1991 vol 186 cc146-7W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of manufacturing jobs lost in Wales since 1 June 1990; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. David Hunt

Comprehensive information regarding jobs lost in the manufacturing industry in Wales is not available. There were 249,000 full-time and part-time employees in employment in the manufacturing sector in Wales—SIC 80 divisions 2–4—in June 1990, and 253,000 in September 1990, the latest month for which estimates are available.