§ 77. Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the numbers employed in the catering industry, broken down by the categories of hospitals, armed forces, school, institutional and industrial catering.
§ Mr. LeeFigures are not available for the categories specified. The latest available information, which is for December 1987, is as follows:
Employees in employment Hotels and catering 1,077,000 Of which: Restaurants, snack bars, cafes etc. 230,000 Public houses and bars 286,000 Night clubs and licensed clubs 155,000 Canteens and messes 136,000 Hotel trade 257,000 Other tourist etc. accommodation1 13,000 1 This estimate is subject to considerable potential estimation error due to the relatively small number of employees in the industry. Note: The figures are unadjusted for the effects of seasonal variations.