§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment 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. JacksonThe available information is from censuses of employment The most recent figures are for September 1987. There were then 13,700 employees employed in the tobacco industry in England and Wales. This compares with a figure of 20,300 in September 1984 when the previous census of employment was taken. The figures exclude the self-employed.