§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current level of employment in(a) the film industry, (b) the record industry and (c) the publishing industry.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 27 November 1989]: The available information, taken from the 1987 census of employment, and relating to industry classifications particularly associated with filming, recording and publishing, is as follows:
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Employees in employment in the United Kingdom, September 1987, by industry groups of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1980 Groups of SIC 1980 Numbers (thousands) 971 Film Production, Distribution and Exhibition 29.8 974 Radio and Television, Services, Theatres, etc. 77.1 475 Printing and Publishing 341.4 The full results of the 1987 census of employment for the United Kingdom were published in the October 1989 issue of the "Employment Gazette" (pp 540-558) a copy of
Civilian workforce in employment in regions of the United Kingdom—Unadjusted Thousands Males Females of which Total Full-time Part-time June 1979 South East 4,839 3,285 2,006 1,279 8,124 East Anglia 481 300 178 122 781 South West 1,032 712 417 295 1,744 West Midlands 1,462 920 550 370 2,382 East Midlands 1,013 658 393 265 1,671 Yorks and Humberside 1,302 842 480 362 2,145 North West 1,700 1,190 719 471 2,890 North 802 522 314 208 1,325 Wales 716 441 276 165 1,157 Scotland 1,333 929 597 332 2,262 Northern Ireland 359 239 n/a n/a 598 June 1989 South East 4,972 3,899 2,490 1,409 8,871 East Anglia 520 398 232 166 918 South West 1,137 915 528 386 2,051 West Midlands 1,334 1,003 590 412 2,337 East Midlands 1,016 778 442 336 1,794 Yorks and Humberside 1,172 928 499 429 2,100 North West 1,540 1,233 718 515 2,773 North 706 548 302 246 1,255 Wales 649 502 294 208 1,151 Scotland 1,230 976 590 386 2,206 Northern Ireland 327 257 n/a n/a 584 n/a = Breakdown not available.