HC Deb 15 May 1992 vol 207 cc220-1W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will list the number of jobs lost in the(a) textile industry, (b) transport and communication, (c) construction, (d) energy and water supplies, (e) other minerals and ore extraction, (f) metal goods, engineering and vehicles, (g) other manufacturing and (h) banking, finance, insurance etc. since January 1989, by month, (i) in Leeds, West and (ii) in England, giving the most recent figures available.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The latest available estimates of changes in employment by constituency are for the period September 1987 to September 1989 when censuses of employment were taken. Employment estimates for standard regions are not available monthly and are available only at division level of the standard industrial classification 1980 (SIC 80). The available information is as follows:

Energy and water supply Metal manufacturing and chemicals Metal goods, engineering and vehicles Other manufacturing
Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4
1991
March -3 -25 -65 -55
June 4 -9 -49 -24
September -4 0 -14 1
December -10 -7 -16 -24

Construction Transport and communication Banking insurance and finance
Division 5 Division 7 Division 8
1989
March 10 3 38
June 15 21 20
September 3 12 49
December -6 4 11
1990
March -6 0 20
June -5 0 16
September -7 9 -1
December -21 -11 -38
1991
March -35 -20 -20
June -24 -8 -25
September -24 -5 -6
December -26 0 -46
1 England comprises the standard regions of Great Britain excluding Wales and Scotland.