§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) male and female employees were engaged in (i) manufacturing and (ii) agriculture and fishing in the constituencies of (x) Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale and (y) Roxburgh and Berwickshire in the (1) 1979, (2) 1983, (3) 1987, (4) 1991, (5) 1993 and (6) the last year for which figures are available. [21545]
§ Mr. KynochInformation for the parliamentary constituency areas requested is available for years since 1984 in which the census of employment has been held, and is shown in the table:
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Employees in employment Parliamentary constituency 1980 Standard industrial classification 1992 Standard industrial classification 31984 1987 1989 1991 21991 1993 11995 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Male Manufacturing 3,400 3,100 2,900 2,600 2,400 2,700 2,700 Agriculture and Fisheries 900 700 700 700 — 4— 4— Female Manufacturing 2,200 2,000 1,900 1,600 1,400 1,700 1,400 Agriculture and Fisheries 100 100 100 100 — 4— 4— Roxburgh and Berwickshire Male 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,800 3,800 3,300 3,500 Agriculture and Fisheries 1,500 1,100 1,100 1,000 — 4— 4— Female Manufacturing 3,200 3,200 3,300 3,100 2,900 2,600 2,500 Agriculture and Fisheries 200 200 200 100 — 4— 4— 1 The annual employment survey replaced the biennial census of employment in 1995. 2 Data are available under the 1992 standard industrial classification only from 1991. Some employees previously classified under manufacturing in the 1980 SIC are classified under services in the 1992 SIC. For 1991, both bases are given for manufacturing for comparison. 3 A census was not held in 1983; 1984 figures are provided. 4 Confidential under the Statistics of Trade Act 1947.