HC Deb 16 January 1986 vol 89 cc636-7W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Paymaster General how many people have been employed in the United Kingdom aerospace industry in each of the last 20 years for which figures are available; and what percentage of the total numbers employed in manufacturing industry this figure represents in each of those years.

Mr. Alan Clark

The following table gives, for the dates specified, the estimated number of employees in employment in the aerospace equipment manufacturing and repairing industry in Great Britain (figures are not available for the United Kingdom for some of the years). The Department's employment statistics are analysed according to the Standard Industrial Classification. The figures for June 1966 to June 1981 are for minimum list heading 383 of the 1968 SIC, while those for June 1982 to June 1985 are for activity heading 3640 of the 1980 SIC. The figures for September 1981 are given on both bases.

Employees in Employment—Aerospace equipment manufacturing and repairing Great Britain
1968 SIC MLH 383 1980 SIC AH 3640 As a percentage of employees in employment in manufacturing industries per cent.
June 1966 239,000 ∗ 2.8
June 1967 244,000 ∗ 3.0
June 1968 239,000 ∗ 3.0
June 1969 237,000 ∗ 2.9
June 1970 227,000 ∗ 2.8
June 1971 211,400 ∗ 2.7
June 1972 201,000 ∗ 2.6
June 1973 195,400 ∗ 2.5
June 1974 203,400 ∗ 2.6
June 1975 204,400 ∗ 2.8
June 1976 197,300 ∗ 2.8
June 1977 186,300 ∗ 2.6
June 1978 183,900 ∗ 2.6
June 1979 187,600 ∗ 2.6
June 1980 190,100 ∗ 2.8
June 1981 184,800 ∗ 3.0
September 1981 184,300 185,000 3.1

1968 SIC MLH 383 1980 SIC AH 3640 As a percentage of employees in employment in manufacturing industries per cent.
June 1982 ∗ 173,200 3.0
June 1983 ∗ 161,700 2.9
June 1984 ∗ 155,200 2.9
June 1985 ∗ 152,300 2.8

∗Not available