81. Mr. A. Cecil Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement about employment prospects within the aerospace industry.
§ Mr. ButcherEmployment prospects in the aerospace industry depend primarily on the industry's own ability to compete effectively in domestic and international markets. The industry has a successful record in this respect, and I hope that it will build on this in the future.
82. Mr. John David Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the number of people employed in the aerospace industry.
§ Mr. ButcherIs is estimated that there were, in November 1984, 163,600 employees in the United Kingdom aerospace industry (as defined by activity heading 3640 of the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification). This figure does not include employment on aviation electronics, which the Society of British Aerospace Companies has estimated at some 35,000.