§ 53. Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the change in the level of employment in the leisure, tourist and catering industries since 1979.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkEstimates of the numbers of employees working in industries selected as being in large part related to leisure, tourism and catering are given in the following table. Many other industries (for example, transport, banking, and general retailing) also in part support leisure activities and tourism, but the proportion of an industry's employment which arises from supporting such activities cannot be identified from the Department's statistics.
Employees in employment in selected industries in Great Britain Thousand Activity heading, class or group as in SIC 1980 Industry June 1979 June 1984 Change Manufacturing industries 424 Spirit distilling 27 22 -5 426/427 Wines, cider and perry/brewing and malting 71 58 -13 428 Soft drinks 28 25 -3 429 Tobacco industry 32 22 -10 4751/2/3 Printing and publishing of newspapers, periodicals and books 138 137 -1 492/495 Musical instruments, miscellaneous stationers' goods and other miscellaneous manufactures 33 22 -11 4930 Photographic etc. processing laboratories 13 13 — 494 Toys and sports goods 38 26 -12 Service industries 6420 Confectioners, tobacconists, newsagents and off licences 166 159 -7 66 Hotels and catering (excluding canteens and messes) 938 1,008 +70 8460 Hiring out of consumer goods 28 29 +1 969 Tourist Offices and other community services 32 39 +7 97 Recreational services and other cultural services 422 426 +4 9820 Hairdressing and beauty parlours 104 88 -16