Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 20 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 September 2004. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 September 2004 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: 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. - Inc table.

Answer: 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Provisional Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Figures are not seasonally adjusted

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