§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many people were employed in(a) car retailing and (b) car repairing and servicing in 1990, 1991 and 1992; and what is the estimated size of car dealers networks in each of those years.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe latest figures available from the census of employment records 211,200 people employed in the retail distribution of motor vehicles and components in 1991 and 171,000 in the repair and servicing of motor vehicles. This compares with 210,200 and 193,000 respectively in 1989. No figures are available for 1990 or 1992. Published statistics are not available on the size of car dealer networks.