§ 83. Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he has made of the contribution made to Britain's economy by the tourist industry.
§ Mr. LeeThe total turnover of tourism in the United Kingdom in 1988 was estimated to be some £19 billion.
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in theOfficial Report the number of (a) jobs, (b) full-time jobs and (c) part-time jobs in all tourism-related industries for each year for 1978 to the latest date available.
§ Mr. LeeThe available information is given in the following tables. Table 1 shows the number of employees in employment in all tourism-related industries in Great Britain in June of each year from 1978 to 1988. Table 2 is based on information from the labour force survey and shows the number of self-employed people in the hotel and240W catering industry in Great Britain in the spring of each of those years from 1978 to 1988 in which a labour force survey took place. Separate figures for full-time and part-time self-employed people are not available.
Table 1 Employees in employment in alt tourism-related industries in Great Britain Thousands Females June of each year Males1 Full-time Part-time Total 1978 428 232 436 1,097 1979 445 242 467 1,154 1980 455 241 488 1,183 1981 443 234 474 1,152 1982 448 241 484 1,173 1983 443 219 481 1,143 1984 465 229 508 1,202 1985 515 248 529 1,291 1986 524 257 536 1,318 1987 534 276 548 1,358 1988 567 304 554 1,424 1 separate figures for full-time and part-time male employees are not available.
Table 2 Self-employed people in the hotel and catering industry in Great Britain Spring of each year SIC (68) Minimum List Headings 884 to 888 Thousands 1978 n/a 1979 1100 SIC (80) class 66 1980 n/a 1981 145 1982 n/a 1983 142 1984 169 1985 170 1986 185 1987 180 1988 183 n/a = not available 1 not strictly comparable with later years