HL Deb 28 July 1997 vol 582 cc5-6WA
Lord Stoddart of Swindon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people are employed in the tobacco industry, including manufacturing, distribution and retailing.

The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Clinton-Davis)

The Office for National Statistics'Annual Employment Survey provides the following information for Great Britain in 1995:

Employees in Employment in the Tobacco Industry
(GB,1995)
Manufacture of Tobacco Products: 7,300
Wholesale of Tobacco Products: 1,300
Retail Sale of Tobacco Products: 5,200