§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is her estimate of the number of people employed in(a) onshore and (b) offshore oil and gas related activity in (i) 1991 and (ii) 1992; and what is her estimate of the total at the latest available date.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThere are no separate figures for onshore and offshore oil and gas related activity. The available information is as follows:
Employees in employment: Great Britain February 1991 February 1992 February 1993 Extraction of mineral oil and natural gas 150,000 n/a n/a Mineral oil processing 18,000 17,000 16,000 Public gas supply 78,000 78,000 75,000 1 The latest estimate available is taken from the September 1991 census of employment.