§ Mr. Eggarasked the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the Arts if he will place in the Library documents relating to the implementation of the financial management initiative within the Office of Arts and Libraries.
Increases in the Numbers of Employees in Employment Between June each Year Standard Industrial Classification 1980 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Agriculture, forestry and fishing — — — — — — — — — — Coal, oil and natural gas extraction and processing — — 4 1.1 — — 3 0.9 5 1.4 Electricity, gas, other energy and water supply 1 0.3 6 1.7 — — — — — — Metal manufacturing, ore and other mineral extraction — — — — — — 12 1.7 — — Chemicals and man-made fibres 12 2.8 — — — — 7 1.7 3 0.7 Mechanical engineering 13 1.3 — — — — — — 13 1.3 Office machinery, electrical engineering and instruments 35 3.5 — — — — 15 1.6 2 0.2 Motor vehicles and parts — — — — — — 16 3.6 7 1.5 Other transport equipment 4 1.0 — — — — — — — — Metal goods not elsewhere specified 3 0.5 — — — — 11 2.2 4 0.8 Food, drink and tobacco 12 1.6 — — — — — — — — Textiles, leather, footwear and clothing — — — — — — 8 0.9 — — Timber, wooden furniture, rubber, plastics, etc. 1 0.2 — — — — — — — — Paper products, printing and publishing 15 2.6 — — — — — — 4 0.7 Construction — — — — — — — — — — Wholesale distribution and repairs 2 0.2 1 0.1 — — 20 2.0 27 2.6 Retail distribution — — — — — — 27 1.3 11 0.5 Hotels and catering 13 1.6 22 2.7 24 2.9 13 1.5 20 2.3 Transport — — 7 0.7 — — 5 0.5 19 1.9 Postal services and telecommunications — — 5 1.2 — — — — — — Banking, finance, insurance 51 3.6 — — 4 0.3 24 1.6 52 3.5 Public administration and defence* 26 1.4 76 4.1 — — — — 9 0.5 Education 63 4.5 70 4.8 47 3.1 — — 6 0.4 Medical and other health services; veterinary services 26 2.6 80 7.8 29 2.6 9 0.8 21 1.8 Other services† 3 0.3 53 5.0 53 4.8 9 0.8 37 32
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1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Agriculture, forestry and fishing — — — — — — 2 0.6 — — Coal, oil and natural gas extraction and processing — — 1 0.3 — — — — — — Electricity, gas, other energy and water supply 8 2.3 4 1.1 — — — — — — Metal manufacturing, ore arid other mineral extraction — — — — — — — — — — Chemicals and man-made fibres — — — — — — — — — — Mechanical engineering — — — — — — — — — — Office machinery, electrical engineering and instruments 12 1.3 — — — — — — — — Motor vehicles and parts — — — — — — — — — — Other transport equipment 44 11.3 — — — — — — — — Metal goods not elsewhere specified — — — — — — — — — — Food, drink and tobacco 1 0.1 — — — — — — — — Textiles, leather, footwear and clothing — — — — — — — — — — Timber, wooden furniture, rubber, plastics, etc. — — — — — — — — — — Paper products, printing and publishing 9 1.7 — — — — — — — — Construction 45 3.8 — — — — — — — — Wholesale distribution and repairs 41 3.9 35 3.2 — — 12 1.1 18 1.6 Retail distribution 72 3.5 1 ‡ — — — 22 1.1 Hotels and catering 51 5.7 28 3.0 — — 32 3.4 — — Transport 3 0.3 — — — — —. — — —
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe Office of Arts and Libraries became a freestanding Department only last year. It is now in the process of developing plans for action under the financial management initiative, with particular reference to the implications of its new status for its relationship with the non-departmental public bodies for which it is responsible. Any publicly available documents produced in consequence of this work will be placed in the Library in due course.