HC Deb 12 May 1987 vol 116 c169W
49. Mr. Fisher

asked the Paymaster General what was the net loss or gain in service sector jobs in 1986.

Mr. Lee

Between December 1985 and December 1986 (the latest date for which figures are available) there was a net increase of 328,000 in the number of employees in employment and the self-employed in the service industries in Great Britain.