§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number of people employed in the United Kingdom(a) armaments and (b) armaments-related industries for each of the last 10 years. [19773]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightInformation available from the census of employment for 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993 is provided in the following table. Some industrial activities previously classified to standard industrial classification 1980—SIC80—group "Aerospace equipment manufacture and repair" were re-classified to standard industrial classification 1992—SIC92— "Manufacture of weapons and ammunition". The dual figures for 1991 reflect this discontinuity.
Employees in Great Britain at September Thousands1 Manufacture of ordnance, small arms; ammunition (SIC80 group 329) Manufacture of weapons; ammunition (SIC 92 group 29.6) 1984 19.4 — — 1987 16.9 — — 1989 16.7 1991 19.9 1991 13.5 1993 14.7 Source: CSO.
1Unadjusted.