§ Mr. Adley asked the Paymaster General if he will indicate the percentage of the work force employed in (a) manufacturing and (b) service in 1955, 1965, 1975 arid 1985.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives, for Great Britain, the employed labour force in(a) manufacturing, and (b) service industries, expressed as a percentage of the employed labour force (that is, employees in employment, the self-employed and Her Majesty's forces) in all industries and services in 1965, 1975 and 1985. Comparable figures are not available for periods prior to 1959. The June 1965 figures are analysed according to the 1968 standard industrial classification (SIC) and those for the later dates according to the 1980 SIC. There are slight differences in the definitions of manufacturing and service industries under the two versions of the SIC.
June each year Percentage 1965 1975 1985 Manufacturing 34 31 23 Service industries 49 56 64 Mr. Dubs asked the Paymaster General what is the latest unemployment total for (a) London and (b) Wandsworth; and what were the comparable figures in May 1979.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The number of unemployed claimants in the London borough of Wandsworth on 14 November 1985 was 16,529. Comparable figures for May 1979 are not available because of changes in the way figures are collected. However, the number of registered unemployed in jobcentre areas approximating to the London borough of Wandsworth in May 1979 was 5,698.
Unemployment figures for Greater London are available adjusted for discontinuities. They relate to unemployed claimants excluding school leavers and are 399W seasonally adjusted. The number on 14 November 1985 was 396,100 and the comparable figure for May 1979 was 121,400.