§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the number of employees engaged in fish processing in England and Wales at 1st June 1978 and in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John GrantMy Department's employment statistics are analysed according to the minimum list headings of the standard industrial classification, which does not identify fish processing.
Fish processing is included in the heading "Bacon Curing, Meat and Fish Products". The number of employees in employment in this Heading for each of the six years ending 1976, the latest date for which the information is available, are shown in the following table:
Employees in Employment: England and Wales Bacon Curing Meat and Fish Products (MLH 214 of the standard industrial classification) (Thousands) 1971 86.1 1972 89.9 1973 91.8 1974 93.9 1975 86.8 1976 84.4