§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Paymaster General what information he has about the trend in employment in the pharmaceutical industry over the last five years and about how this compares with the trend in employment in manufacturing industry over the same period.
§ Mr. LangThe table shows the trends in employment in the pharmaceutical industry, as defined by activity heading 2570 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980, and in manufacturing industries.
Enployees in Employment Great Britain thousand Pharmaceutical Industry All Manufacturing Industry March 1982 81.3 5,869.6 March 1983 80.2 5,540.5 March 1984 81.0 5,427.5 March 1985 81.3 5,421.1 March 1986 82.4 5,370.1