HC Deb 30 June 1992 vol 210 c541W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the tobacco industries in each standard region(a) in 1979, (b) in 1985, (c) in 1990 and (d) currently.

Mr. McLoughlin

Information for the tobacco industry is only available for census of employment dates. The available information is in the table:

Employees in employment in the tobacco industry
Thousands
1June 2September 2September
Standard region 1978 1984 1989
South east (including Greater London) 6 4 2
Greater London 2 2 0
East Anglia 1 1 0
South West 7 3 1
West Midlands 0 0 0
East Midlands 6 3 1
Yorkshire and Humberside 0 0 0
North West 5 4 2
North 2 3 2
Wales
1 1 1 Scotland
3
1 1
1 1968 standard industrial classification (SIC), minimum list heading 240.
2 1980 standard industrial classification, activity heading 4290.