HC Deb 09 June 1992 vol 209 c122W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will state for Wales the number of redundancies by standard industrial classification for the latest available year.

Mr. David Hunt

The provisional figures for the period 1 May 1991 to 30 April 1992 are as follows:

SIC Number
0: Agriculture, forestry and fishing 22
1: Energy and water supply industries 654
2: Ore/mineral extraction (other than fuels); manufacture of metals, mineral products and chemicals 942
3: Metal goods, engineering and vehicle industries 3,486
4: Other manufacturing industries 1,961
5: Construction 458
6: Distribution, hotels and catering, repairs 265
7: Transport and communication 410
8: Banking, finance, insurance, business services, leasing 183
9: Other services 1,538
Total 9,919
Source: Department of Employment.