HC Deb 13 November 1984 vol 67 cc190-1W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what proportion of all employees in the London borough of Brent is employed in an establishment whose final owner is registered overseas, according to the latest information available to him; and if he will supply comparative information for each of the years 1954, 1960 and 1970 or the nearest available to each of these dates;

(2) what information he has as to the proportion of all employees in the London borough of Brent employed in an establishment whose final owner undertakes more than 20 per cent. of his total manufacturing production overseas; and if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing comparisons for each of the years 1954, 1960 and 1970.

Mr. Alan Clark

I regret that information of this nature is not collected by the Department.

Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the London borough of Brent in each standard industrial classification according to the latest annual census of employment; if he will break down the figures by full-time and part-time and male and female; and what are the comparative figures for the same geographical area for 1954, 1960 and 1970, or the nearest available date.

Mr. Alan Clark

The available information is as follows. The figures relate to the area covered by the Kilburn, Wembley and Willesden jobcentre areas which corresponds closely to the London borough of Brent.

Employees in employment (Thousands)
September 1981 June 1971
Males* Females Males Females
Standard Industrial Classification 1968 Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time All Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time All
All industries and services* 62.6 2.9 26.7 12.1 104.4 80.5 2.9 30.7 13.3 127.4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Mining and quarrying
Food, drink and tobacco 5.1 1.4 0.6 7.1 8.2 2.4 0.9 11.5
Coal and petroleum products
Chemicals and allied industries 1.7 0.8 0.1 2.6 1.2 0.7 0.2 2.1
Metal manufacture 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.3 0.2 1.6
Mechanical engineering 3.9 0.7 0.1 4.8 6.2 1.1 0.3 7.6
Instrument engineering 0.6 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.4
Electrical engineering 5.2 2.3 0.4 7.9 91 3.6 0.9 13.7
Shipbuilding and marine engineering
Vehicles 0.9 0.2 1.2 3.0 0.4 0.1 3.5
Metal goods not elsewhere specified 2.7 0.6 0.1 3.4 5.2 0.1 1.4 0.3 6.9
Textiles 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Leather, leather goods and fur 0.1 0.2 0.3
Clothing and footwear 0.4 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.7 1.0
Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.2 1.0
Timber, furniture, etc. 0.9 0.1 1.1 1.3 0.2 1.6
Paper, printing and publishing 1.9 0.1 0.4 0.1 2.5 2.9 1.2 0.2 4.4
Other manufacturing industries 0.7 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.4 0.8 0.1 2.4
Construction 4.0 0.1 0.6 0.2 4.8 4.8 0.3 0.1 5.3
Gas, electricity and water 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.8 1.1 0.2 1.3
Transport and communication 6.6 1.1 0.2 7.9 9.6 0.1 1.4 0.1 11.1
Distributive trades 9.9 0.6 4.4 2.3 17.2 8.4 0.7 4.3 3.1 16.5
Insurance, banking, finance and business services 3.3 0.3 2.2 1.2 6.9 2.3 0.1 1.9 1.2 5.6
Professional and scientific services 3.0 0.4 4.6 3.5 11.6 3.3 0.8 5.4 3.4 12.9
Miscellaneous services* 6.8 1.0 3.3 2.5 13.6 5.7 0.8 2.7 1.8 11.0
Public administration and defence† 3.2 0.1 2.0 0.4 5.6 3.3 0.1 1.0 0.2 4.6
Unclassified by industry 0.1 0.1
* Excludes private domestic service.
Excludes HM Porces.
Nil or negligible.

Source: Census of employment. Results of the 1981 census were compiled on the basis of the Standard Industrial Classification Revised 1980 (SIC 80) and subsequently converted to SIC 1968 for comparability. Figures are not available on a consistent basis prior to 1971.

Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the London borough of Brent in establishments of the following sizes, according to the latest annual census of employment: (a) establishments of 20 or fewer employees, (b) establishments of 21 to 100 employees, (c) establishments of 101 to 500 employees, (d) establishments of 501 to 1,000 employees, (e) establishments of 1,001 to 10,000 employees and (f) establishments of 10,001 or more employees; how many establishments fell into each of these size ranges; and if he will supply comparative information for each of the years 1954, 1960 and 1970, or the nearest available to each of these dates.

Mr. Alan Clark

I regret that size analyses from the census of employment are not available for areas smaller than regions.