Abattoirs (Hansard, 17 January 1994)

HC Deb 17 January 1994 vol 235 c426W 426W

§ Mr. Morley
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in abattoirs in each year since 1979.

§ Miss Widdecombe
The available information on employees in employment in abattoirs is from the periodic censuses of employment and is given in the table:

Number of Employees in employment in Abattoirs¹ in Great Britain, September of each year

Year Number

1981 10,100

1984 9,900

1987 11,200

1989 10,400

1991 10,400

¹ Activity Heading 4121 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980.

Number of Employees in employment in Abattoirs¹ in Great Britain, September of each year
Year	Number
1981	10,100
1984	9,900
1987	11,200
1989	10,400
1991	10,400
¹ Activity Heading 4121 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980.