§ Dr. HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest employment figures for those manufacturing small armaments systems in the United Kingdom.
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§ Miss WiddecombeThe latest available information is from the 1991 Great Britain and Northern Ireland censuses of employment. Employment figures have been taken from the 1980 standard industrial classification activity heading 3290 which covers ordnance, small arms, ammunition and tracked armoured fighting vehicles. The estimated number of employees in employment in the activity in the United Kingdom at September 1991 was 13,500.