§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the aerospace industry in 1979, 1983, 1987 and 1992; and how many are currently employed in it.
§ Miss WiddecombeInformation on employees in employment in the aerospace industry is available from the periodic censuses of employment and is given in the following table:434W
Number of employees in employment in the aerospace industry1 in Great Britain in September of each year Year Number 1981 185,000 1984 164,700 1987 158,200 1989 163,400 1991 147,400 1 Activity Heading 3640 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980.