§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Minister of Labour how many persons are employed in the whisky industry in manufacture, packaging, transport and ancillary industries.
§ Mr. HattersleyEmployment estimates are made collectively for the industries covered by Minimum List Heading 239 of the Standard Industrial Classification, that is "Other Drink Industries", but not for whisky distilling alone. At December, 1967, the latest date for which figures are available, it was provisionally estimated that 65,000 persons were employed in these industries.