HC Deb 22 October 2001 vol 373 c9W
Mr. Luff

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on employment in manufacturing in Worcestershire.[8989]

Alan Johnson

The latest Labour Force Survey figures show that in Worcestershire over the last 12 months there were on average around 5,000 more manufacturing jobs than in the previous 12 months.