HC Deb 07 September 2004 vol 424 cc1150-1W
Mr. Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were employed in the textiles industry in Northern Ireland in(a) June 2004 and (b) June 1999. [186245]

Mr. Spellar

The most up-to-date employee jobs data relates to March 2004. Estimates of the number of employee jobs in the textiles industry in Northern Ireland for June 1999, and March 2004 are as follows.

Employee jobs1 in the textiles industry in Northern Ireland
Number of employee jobs
June 1999 19,300
March 20041 7,360
1Provisional
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Figures are not seasonally adjusted