§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of people employed in the tourist industry in the South-West Region for the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithInformation is not available for the tourist industry as a whole, and the following table shows figures for the hotel and catering industries:
Estimated numbers of employees in employment in the South-West Region in the hotel and catering industries (minimum list heading 884 of the 1958 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification and minimum list headings 884–888 of the 1968 edition). (Thousands) June, 1966 51.5 June, 1967 49.4 June, 1968 49.2 June, 1969(a) 51.7 June, 1969(b) 51.1 June, 1970 49.4 Estimates for June, 1969(a) and earlier dates are classified according to the Standard Industrial Classification (1958) and are not fully comparable with those for June, 1969(b) and June, 1970, which are classified on the basis of the Standard Industrial Classification (1968).