HC Deb 26 February 1992 vol 204 c528W
25. Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of people employed in the financial services sector in(a) Scotland and (b) Lothian region.

Mr. Allan Stewart

The latest figures available, showing the number of people employed in the financial services sector, come from the 1989 Employment Department census of employment. The figures are(a) 83,856 for Scotland and (b) 27,566 for Lothian region.