HC Deb 17 October 1991 vol 196 c234W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of people employed in the food industry for each year since 1977.

Mr. Jackson

The Department's estimates of employment are categorised according to the 1980 standard industrial classification. The number of employees in employment in food manufacturing industries in Great Britain were as follows:

Great Britain Thousands
June 1977 559.3
June 1978 554.1
June 1979 553.6
June 1980 544.4
June 1981 514.8
June 1982 494.3
June 1983 465.9
June 1984 454.3
June 1985 455.8
June 1986 447.5
June 1987 449.5
June 1988 444.3
June 1989 439.7
June 1990 436.6
June 1991 427.0