§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is her Department's estimate of the number of people working in the United Kingdom film industry. [15449]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyThe number of people working in the United Kingdom film industry in the spring of 1997 is estimated to be 40,000, of whom about 20,000 were involved in film production activities. The remainder were involved in film distribution and projection activities.