§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the aircraft, aerospace and aviation equipment industries in each of the years since 1987; and if she will give an estimate of the distribution of this employment by occupation, socio-economic group and income band relative to manufacturing industry as a whole.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 1 March 1993]: The latest employment figures are from the biennial census of employment for the aerospace equipment manufacturing and repairing industry. The available information is as follows:
Employees in employment in Great Britain Number September 1987 158,000 September 1989 163,000 These figures represent 3.1 per cent. and 3.2 per cent. respectively of all employees in manufacturing industries. Estimates for later dates are aggregated with other transport industries and cannot be identified separately. Figures for 1991 will be available after the publication of the September 1991 census of employment in April.
Information on the distribution of earnings can be found in tables 66 to 73 of part C of the new earnings survey for each of the years requested. A copy of the survey is available in the Library.
Figures on the distribution of employment by occupation within socio-economic group is being extracted, but the work will take some time to complete. I will write separately with the information and place a copy in the Library.