Textiles And Footwear

Mr. Vaz
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of jobs lost in the textile and footwear industries, by industry, since January 1989, by month, giving the most recent figures available; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Nicholls
There are no figures for job losses or job gains. The numbers of employees in the textile and footwear industries are supplied in the table. -----------
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|January  |
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|February |
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|March    |
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|April    |
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|May      |
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|June     |
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|July     |
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|August   |
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|September|
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|October  |
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|November |
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|December |
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|January  |
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Source: Standard Industrial Classification 1980.