§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people were employed in the textile industry in 1997; and how many are employed in it now. [165383]
§ Jacqui SmithThe information requested is as follows:
thousands Employee jobs in textile and clothing industries (SIC 17–18) June 1997 347 June 2003 180 December 2003 171 Source: Office for National Statistics Annual Business Inquiry and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Northern Ireland Quarterly Employment Survey. Employee jobs in local units of Standard Industrial Classification division 17 (textiles) and division 18 (clothing).