HC Deb 17 March 1994 vol 239 cc810-1W
Mr. Raynsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his answer of 9 March,Official Report, column 201, how many people were employed in banking, insurance and finance in Greater London, including those not resident in Greater London, in the latest quarter for which figures are available and the equivalent quarters of 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992.

Miss Widdecombe

The information is given in the following table:

Employees in employment in banking, finance, insurance and business services and leasing (SIC division 8): Greater London
Number
December 1989 798,000
December 1990 773,000
December 1991 726,000
December 1992 699,000
December 1993 712,000