§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to improve the data and statistics available to the tourist industry; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeeMy Department has, together with the British Tourist Authority, commissioned a review of the statistical needs of the tourism industry. We expect the report from the consultants in early summer.
§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current level of employment in(a) Greater London and (b) Ealing, North in numerical and percentage terms; what was the comparable figure (i) one year and (ii) two years ago; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeeThe available information is as follows:
Greater London December of each year Civilian employed labour force Civilian employed labour force as a percentage of the civilian working population 1985 3,861,000 90.6 1986 3,859,000 90.6 19871 3,937,000 92.2 1 The latest date for which figures are available. Information for parliamentary constituencies covers only estimates of the numbers of civilian employees in employment, excluding self-employed people, and the unemployed. At September 1984, the latest date for which the figures are available, there were 24,800 employees in employment in the Ealing, North constituency. The sum of this September 1984 estimate and the numbers of unemployed claimants in the constituency at the same date gives a total figure of 28,600.
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§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the level of employment in each of the last five years in(a) publishing, (b) printing, (c) the record industry, (d) the film industry, (e) broadcasting (radio), (f) broadcasting (TV and cable) and (g) hotels and catering.
Employees in employment in Great Britain December of each year Printing and publishing1(475)2 Record industry3 Film production, authors, etc.4 (9711, 9760)5 Radio, Television, Theatres, etc.6 (9741)5 Hotels and catering (66) 1983 340,100 .. 35,400 68,600 915,600 1984 349,400 .. 39,200 70,200 970,600 1985 353,600 .. 39,600 73,400 1,010,400 1986 345,200 .. 40,600 78,800 1,035,500 19877 342,200 .. 40,600 81,200 1,076,900 1 Not available as separate industries. 2 Figures in brackets denote classes, groups, and activity headings of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980. 3 Not separately available. 4 Separate figures for the film industry are not available. 5 These estimates are subject to considerable potential estimation error due to the relatively small number of employees in the industries. 6 Radio and television are not available separately. 7 The latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the level of employment in each of the last five years in(a) the arts, (b) sport and (c) recreation and leisure.
§ Mr. LeeFigures are not available for precisely the categories specified. The available information is as follows:
Employees in Employment in Great Britain Recreational and Cultural Services (97)1 Of which Sport and other Recreational Services (9791) December of each year 1983 418,100 263,100 1984 424,700 270,800 1985 448,800 280,300 1986 468,600 287,900 19872 476,200 294,700 1 Figures in brackets denote classes and activity headings of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980 2 The latest date for which figures are available. The figures have not been adjusted for the effects of seasonal variations.