§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessments he has made of the proportion of Gwynedd economy which is dependent on(A) tourism, (b) slate quarrying, (c) farming and fishing and (d) the power industry.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe latest available employment data at the detailed industrial breakdown required are from the 1991 census of employment, which covers employees only. The following table shows the number of employees in each category expressed as a percentage of all employees in Gwynedd. In addition, the 1991 census of population indicates that 6.0 per cent. of all employed and self-employed persons in Gwynedd were engaged in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Percentage of total employees in employment in Gwynedd: September 1991 Per cent. Tourism related industries2 13.9 Slate quarrying 1— Farming and fishing3 3.4 Power industries4 2.6 1 Figure cannot be released for reasons of commercial confidentiality. 2 Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980) groups 661, 662, 663, 665, 667, 977, 979. 3 Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980) division 0 4 Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980) groups 111, 130, 152, 161, 162, 163. Source: NOMIS