HC Deb 18 July 1996 vol 281 c628W
15. Mr. Pike

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the number of jobs lost since March in the beef processing industries on a regional basis. [36419]

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Job losses resulting from the bovine spongiform encephalopathy crisis are being monitored by the Employment Service, which is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Employment. Reliable regional or sectoral analysis is not available, but it is estimated that nationally up to 10,000 jobs might have been lost across all sectors affected.