§ 39. Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of people employed in the shipbuilding, ship repairing and marine engineering industries in the United Kingdom to the latest available date; and what were the relevant figures in 1964, 1954 and 1944, respectively.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the available information.
Comprehensive industrial analyses of the numbers employed are made for each mid-year, the most recent final figures being for June 1973. There are also provisional estimates for each month, the latest being for September 1974. The following table also shows the provisional estimates for June 1974 and final mid-year figures for selected preceding years, the earliest being for 1948, when the current series of employment statistics began.
Estimated numbers of employees in employment in shipbuilding and ship repairing and marine engineering in the United Kingdom (thousands) June 1948 … 332 June 1954 … 309 June 1959 (a) … 292 June 1959 (b) … 290 June 1964 … 216 June 1969 (a) … 193 June 1969 (b) … 198 June 1971 (a) … 202 June 1971 (b) … 193 June 1973 … 187 June 1974 (provisional) … 183 September 1974 (provisional) … 187 Notes:
1. The estimates for June 1959 (a) and earlier years are based on the 1948 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification. The estimates from June 1959 (b) to June 1969 (a) are based on the 1958 edition and those for 402W June 1969 (b) and later dates on the 1968 edition.
2. For June 1971 (a) and earlier dates the estimates are based on counts of national insurance cards. The figures from June 1971 (b) are from the annual censuses of employment.