§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of employees in employment in Wales for each year since 1979–80 and what 473W is the percentage change between 1979 and the latest available year for (a) the whole economy, (b) the services sector and (c) the manufacturing sector; and if he will make a statement.
Employees in Employment in Wales (Unadjusted for seasonal variation) (Thousands) (June each year) Employees in employment (whole economy) Employees in service sector(1) Employees in manufacturing (2) 1979 1,033 572 315 1980 1,005 571 290 1981 939 562 240 1982 906 550 226 1983 888 552 213 1984 886 556 212 1985 888 561 211 1986 887 573 210 1987 907 590 217 1988 948 618 233 1989 967 634 239 1979–89 Change -66 62 -76 Percentage change -6.42 10.85 -24.15 (1) 'Service sector' standard industrial classification 1980, divisions 6 to 9.
(2) 'Manufacturing' standard industrial classification 1980, divisions 2 to 4.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish employment statistics, on a regular basis in theEmployment Gazette, on the arts, cultural industries and the media.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 7 December 1989]: The Department's estimates of employment are categorised according to the 1980 standard industrial classification (SIC80). This classification does not specifically identify the arts, cultural industries and the media. However, quarterly estimates of employees in employment are published in table 1.4 of the Employment Gazette for SIC80 class 97 (recreational services and other cultural services). This class covers:
Film production, distribution and exhibition;Radio and television services, theatres, etc;Authors, music composers and other own account artists, not elsewhere specified;474W
Employees in employment (unadjusted for seasonal variations) Great Britain SIC80 September 1987 June 1989 9711* Film Production, Distribution and Exhibition 29.5 113.7 9760* Authors, Music Composers and other own account Artists, not elsewhere specified 11.9 9770* Libraries, Museums, Art Galleries etc. 66.1 9741 Radio and Television Services, Theatres etc. 75.9 80.3 9791 Sport and other recreational services 301.1 325.6 475 Printing and Publishing1 337.7 344.9 661,662,663 Tourism related industries2 1,283.3 1,357.8 665 667 977 979 * The latest available figures for these industries separately are from the 1987 census of employment. 1 Includes newspapers. 2 Includes some industries listed above.
§ Mr. Patrick Nicholls[holding answer 7 December 1989]: The number of employees in employment in Wales for the years requested is given in the table:
Libraries, museums, art galleries, etc;Sport and other recreational services.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has on the current level of employment in(a) the arts, (b) crafts, (c) museums, (d) libraries, (e) heritage, (f) archaeology, (g) royal parks, (h) film and cinema, (i) the press, (j) broadcasting and video, (k) publishing, (l) fashion, (m) design, (n) sound recording, (o) leisure and (p) tourism.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 7 December 1989]: The Department's estimates of employment are categorised according to the 1980 standard industrial classification (SIC80). This classification does not specifically identify the industries requested. Detailed results for some of the industries are given by the 1987 census of employment and these are shown in the following table. Where more recent data are available, these are also shown in the table.