§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been employed in armaments manufacture in the United Kingdom in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives the estimated number of employees in employment in the armaments industry in the United Kingdom. The figures for June 1974 to September 1981(a) relate to minimum list heading 342 of the 1968 standard industrial classification. Those for September 1981 (b) to June 1983 relate to group 329 of the 1980 SIC. As there are differences in definition between the two classifications the two series are not entirely comparable.
Employees in employment (thousands) Numbers June 1974 20.4 June 1975 20.3 June 1976 21.4 June 1977 21.1 June 1978 26.1 June 1979 25.0 June 1980 24.8 June 1981 23.0 September 1981 (a) 22.4 September 1981 (b) 28.3 June 1982 26.4 June 1983 25.8
§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been employed in armament sales in the United Kingdom in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is not available. The Department's employment statistics are analysed according to the standard industrial classification, which does not separately distinguish armament sales.