asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the woollen textile industries in the West Riding of Yorkshire in each year from 1960 to the latest available date.

Following are estimates for the Yorkshire and Humberside region, and for the corresponding regions in existence at the dates specified, of the numbers of employees in employment in Woollen and Worsted (minimum list heading 414 of the Standard Industrial Classification). As almost all of the employees in this industry included in these estimates were employed within the West Riding of Yorkshire, the regional figures provide reliable estimates for the West Riding.

ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN WOOLLEN AND WORSTED IN THE REGION WHICH INCLUDED THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
(Thousands)
	Males	Females	Total
June, 1960	68·7	79·6	148·3
June, 1961	70·2	78·9	149·1
June, 1962	66·3	72·9	139·2
June, 1963	66·7	71·2	137·9
June, 1964(a)	66·1	69·9	136·0
June, 1964(b)	66·2	70·5	136·7
June, 1965	62·7	65·9	128·6
June, 1966(a)	62·7	62·7	125·4
June, 1966(b)	62·7	62·6	125·3
June, 1967	58·8	57·0	115·8
June, 1968	55·8	52·3	108·1
June, 1969	57·1	50·6	107·7
Note: The estimates for 1964(b) and later dates are on a revised basis of calculation and are not strictly comparable with the estimates for 1964(a) and earlier dates.

Between June, 1966, and June, 1967, the industrial classifications of many establishments were corrected. The estimates for June, 1966, are shown on both bases, that is (