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Mr. Ray Powell
asked the Secretary of State for Wales, what is the net loss of jobs in manufacturing in the Principality of Wales since June 1979.
Mr. Nicholas Edwards
Information on the net change in employment levels is best obtained from the quarterly estimates of the number of employees in employment compiled by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment and published regularly in Employment Gazette. These estimates indicate that between June 1979 and June 1986 (the latest available figures) there was a decrease of 112,000 in the number of employees in employment in the manufacturing sector in Wales.