§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total contribution to the United Kingdom balance of payments from the airline industry in 1964 and in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. RidleyFollowing is the information:
United Kingdom balance of payments—Civil aviation Balances—£ million United Kingdom airlines Foreign airlines Overall balance 1964 51 -24 27 1975 217 -112 105 1976 316 -107 209 1977 337 -118 219 1978 438 -159 279 1979 341 -53 288 1980 350 45 395 1981 323 114 437 1982 358 33 391 1983 508 -80 428 1984 521 -52 469 Source:
Central Statistical Office Pink Book.
§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have been employed in civil aviation in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. RidleyIn 1984, the number of people employed in civil aviation was about 85,000. Earlier years figures are not readily available. The numbers of people employed by United Kingdom airlines in Great Britain for 1975 to 1984 are as follows:
Vehicle type Year/Road class Cars and taxis Light goods vehicles HGVs under 28 tonnes GVW HGVs over 28 tonnes GVW All HGVs 1970 Motorways 5.96 0.56 — — 1.97 Trunk roads 25.61 2.84 — — 5.58 1975 Motorways 14.02 1.30 2.28 1.42 3.70 Trunk roads 27.58 3.11 3.45 1.53 4.98 1980 Motorways 20.77 1.83 2.68 2.37 5.05 Trunk roads 32.90 3.34 3.15 1.83 4.98 Note: No breakdown of HGV's for the above categories is abailable for 1970.
Current national forecasts are for all categories of road together with no isolation of trunk roads and motorways. They were published, with the background underlying
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Numbers employed at 31 December Thousands 1975 57.3 1976 60.2 1977 63.3 1978 67.1 1979 67.6 1980 65.0 1981 56.4 1982 50.2 1983 46.8 1984 49.3 Source: CAA.