§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the current number of cable television franchises; how many cable television companies have commenced operations; how many have failed to meet the commencement dates required by their licences; and what action he has taken in cases of failure.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 30 June 1993]: (a) There are currently 127 broad band cable television franchises; (b) 58 broad band cable franchises have commenced operations; (c) There is no requirement within a licence granted under the Telecommunications Act 1984
Great Britain. Persons by economic activity, sex and occupations. thousands In Employment2 ILO Unemployed ILO Unemployed Over 1 Year4 SOC (major) Males Females Males Females Males Females Total3 13,560 11,095 1,981 939 880 288 1 Managers and Administrators 2,559 1,251 145 54 49 12 2 Professional 1,510 950 63 28 17 — 3 Associate Professional and Technical 1,126 1,080 86 35 33 — 4 Clerical and Secretarial 918 2,891 128 179 55 51 5 Craft and Related 2,941 357 532 43 227 15 6 Personal and Protective 822 1,641 99 110 42 29 7 Sales 695 1,274 87 108 33 30 8 Plant and Machine Operatives 1,855 482 286 82 126 24 9 Other occupations 1,033 1,116 284 97 135 29 —Estimate below 10,000. 2Includes employees, self employed, those on Government employment and training schemes and unpaid family workers. 3Includes those who did not state their occupation. 4Duration of the unemployed excludes those who did not state the length of time unemployed.
Persons by economic activity, sex and industry. thousands In Employment ILO Unemployed ILO Unemployed Over 1 Year4 Industry Males Females Males Females Males Females Total3 13,560 11,095 1,981 939 880 288 0 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 377 118 39 — 13 — 1 Energy and Water 387 88 35 — 14 — 2 Minerals, Ores etc. 515 180 58 14 25 — 3 Metal goods, Engineering etc. 1,900 518 230 54 102 19 4 Other Manufacturing 1,297 758 203 93 89 27 5 Construction 1,445 179 400 13 175 — 6 Distribution, Hotels and Catering 2,302 2,632 296 233 118 64 7 Transport and Communication 1,191 363 128 30 55 — 8 Banking and Finance 1,499 1,370 116 78 39 16 9 Other services 2,564 4,844 204 210 87 61 —Estimate below 10,000. 2 Includes employees, self employed, those on Government employment and training schemes and unpaid family workers. 3 Includes those who did not state their industry. 4 Duration of the unemployed excludes those who did not state the length of time unemployed. Source: Labour Force Survey—Winter (December-February) 1992–93 (not seasonally adjusted)
604Wfor a licensee to adhere to a commencement date. However, licences do contain build obligations by which licensees should build past specified numbers of homes within set periods, and operators' compliance with these obligations is the responsibility of the Director General of Telecommunications; (d) In the first instance, any action taken against operators for failure to comply with their build obligations is a matter for the Director General of Telecommunications.