HC Deb 22 May 1996 vol 278 cc194-5W
Mr. Callaghan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the levels of(a) the invisible and (b) the visible imports and exports of (i) the record industry and (ii) the publishing industry over the past three years. [30350]

Mrs. Angela Knight

Estimates are not available in the format requested. For visible trade, the estimates to the nearest definition available are given in the following table:

£ million
Publishing of recorded media1 Of which: sound recordings
CDID Exports WIQC Imports WLJD Exports QAED Imports QDYH
1992 1,292 877 231 148
1993 1,543 902 237 166
1994 1,762 956 301 192
1995 1,999 1,058 375 231

Note:

1 Includes books, newspapers, journals and periodicals, sound recordings and other publishing.

Source:

Business Monitor MQ10 "Overseas Trade analysed in terms of industries".

For invisibles, the estimates are available only for the overall classification group "publishing printing, performers and other recreation services".

The latest available figures are given in the following table.

£ million
Royalties and services from "publishing, printing, performers and other recreation services" industry
Exports Imports
1992 537 259
1993 665 331
1994 790 429

Source:

First Release (CSO (95) 280) "Overseas Earnings from Royalties and Services".

Mr. Callaghan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current level of employment in(a) the film industry, (b) the record industry and (c) the publishing industry. [30349]

Mrs. Knight

The information requested is available only at census of employment dates. Figures from the latest census at September 1993 are shown in the following table.

Employees in employment in Great Britain: September 1993
Industry SIC92 code Level
Motion picture and video production1 92.11 11,200
Publishing of sound recordings2 22.14 1,700
Publishing of books, newspapers, journals, periodicals etc3 422.1 117,200
1 Includes production of motion pictures and video tape. Excludes related areas such as motion picture and video distribution and projection, reproduction of video from master copies, activities of own account actors etc.
2 Includes publishing of gramophone records, compact discs and tapes with music or other sound recordings. Excludes related areas such as reproduction from master copies of gramophone records, compact discs and tapes.
3Includes publishing of postcards, timetables, forms and posters. Excludes related areas such as printing.
4Less 22.14
Information about employment in related areas is available from "Census of Employment Statistics 1993" which is available in the Library.