HC Deb 20 May 1976 vol 911 cc692-3W
Mr. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of employees in the paper industry in (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom during the years 1950, 1960, 1965 and in each year since 1970, inclusive; and if he will detail the information in terms of those employed in (a) paper and board production and (b) paper conversion industries.

Mr. Golding

The table below shows estimates of the numbers of employees in employment at the dates specified up to 1974, the latest year for which the information is available. The information is for the following industries, described in terms of the Minimum List Headings of the Standard Industrial Classification, 1968: Paper and board production M LH 481 Paper and Board:

EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT
Thousands
Scotland United Kingdom
Paper and board Paper and conversion Paper and board Paper and conversion
June 1950 … … … 15.3 5.8 78.1 96.1
June 1959—
(a) … … … 17.4 6.9 100.0 112.0
(b) … … … 16.4 7.7 90.5 124.3
June 1960 … … … 17.1 8.3 93.6 133.1
June 1964—
(a) … … … 17.6 9.3 96.5 140.3
(b) … … … 17.7 9.3 96.7 140.8
June 1965 … … … 18.4 9.5 96.8 143.5
June 1966—
(a) … … … 18.0 9.4 97.3 142.5
(b) … … … 18.0 9.4 95.5 143.5
June 1969—
(a) … … … 16.2 10.0 91.6 139.8
(b) … … … 16.2 10.3 91.8 139.8
June 1970 … … … 16.1 9.8 91.2 142.0
June 1971—
(a) … … … 13.7 9.6 79.1 133.4
(b) … … … 12.7 12.2 224.7*
June 1972 … … … 11.7 11.6 223.9*
June 1973 … … … 11.7 11.9 219.8*
June 1974 … … … 12.5 11.8 229.2*
For June 1959(a) and earlier dates the figures are based on the 1948 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification. From June 1959(b) to June 1969(a) they are based on the 1958 edition and from June 1969(0 on the 1968 edition.
The estimates for June 1964(b) and later dates are based on a revised method of calculation.
The estimates from June 1966 onwards have been revised to take account of certain changes in industrial classification. The estimates for June 1966 are given on both bases. i.e. (a) excluding and (b) including the effects of reclassification.
The estimates are based on counts of national insurance cards up to June 1971(a) and on the annual censuses of employment from June 1971(b).
* For Northern Ireland, and therefore for the United Kingdom as a whole, only combined figures are available.

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