HC Deb 01 July 1998 vol 315 c195W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of jobs in the textile industry in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [47416]

Mr. Hain

According to provisional estimates from the Annual Employment Survey, there were 7,400 employees in the textile industry in Wales in September 1996; of which 4,900 were in manufacturing and 2,500 in sales (1992 Standard Industrial Classification, Classes 17.10–17.70, 51.41 and 52.41).

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