§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has as to (a) the total number of employees and (b) the number and percentage of employees who are members of trades unions, in each of the following industry groups: (i) agriculture, forestry and fishing; (ii) clothing, other than footwear, (iii) other manufacturing industries, (iv) distributive trades and (v) catering and hotels.
§ Mr. GummerThe latest information I have on the membership of trade unions by industry group is published in an article in the January 1983 issue ofEmployment 231W Gazette, page 26, and estimates of the number of employees by industry appear in the labour market data section of each issue—table 1.2.