HL Deb 03 May 1995 vol 563 cc119-20WA
Lord Blaker

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage of people employed in Edinburgh were employed in financial services (a) in 1990 and (b) at the latest available date.

The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord Fraser of Carmyllie)

Information is not available centrally for 1990. As at September 1991 the latest date for which information is available, 26,500 employees were employed in financial services in Edinburgh District. The equivalent figure for September 1989 was 23,200. These figures represent 10.6 per cent. of all employees in Edinburgh District in 1991, and 9.5 per cent. in 1989.