Ron Boswell (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, upon notice on, 19 September 2011:

In regard to the manufacturing sectors support for trade exposed industries:

(1) Does the department agree that approximately one million people are employed by Australia's manufacturing sector.

(2) How many of these manufacturing workers are employed in sectors that will receive assistance under the Government's Jobs and Competitiveness Program.

(3) Has the department an estimate of the number of manufacturing jobs shielded by its Jobs and Competitiveness Program; if not, why not.