§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what was the number of people employed in the brewing industry in England and Wales(a) at the latest date and (b) five years ago;
(2) what was the number of people employed in the tobacco industry in England and Wales (a) at the latest date and (b) five years ago.
§ Mr. NichollsThe only information available for these industries is the employees in employment estimates from the census of employment in 1984 and 1987, as follows:
Employees in employment in England and Wales Brewing industry1 (thousand) Tobacco industry2 (thousand) September 1984 47.7 20.3 September 1987 38.4 13.7 1 Group 427 of the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification. 2 Group 429 of the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification.