HC Deb 16 December 1999 vol 341 c277W
Mr. Gibb

To ask the Prime Minister if the dinner held at Number 10 Downing Street on 21 October was paid for out of public funds. [102121]

The Prime Minister

As under previous Administrations, all costs in relation to hospitality undertaken in an official capacity by the Prime Minister are met from public funds.

Employee and self-employment jobs in the tourism-related industries by Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and English region 1984 to 1999
Thousand
19841 19871 19891 19911 19942 19952 19962 19972 19982 19992
Great Britain 1,419 1,502 1,679 1,700 1,667 1,741 1,734 1,812 1,786 1,786
Scotland 145 152 173 171 184 185 179 176 181 173
Wales 68 75 88 93 88 79 84 84 85 89
South East 247 254 289 285 285 309 321 341 326 326
London 206 222 228 230 240 263 249 280 286 282
East Anglia 49 54 61 61 61 63 69 64 70 74
South West 136 142 172 178 165 175 177 179 169 173
West Midlands 108 119 131 136 138 136 140 145 136 139
East Midlands 79 94 102 110 107 106 109 112 115 113
Yorkshire and Humberside 118 132 149 147 147 144 144 154 150 147
North West 183 170 190 195 168 189 171 188 176 184
North 81 87 95 94 84 91 90 90 92 85
1Industry definitions based on SIC 80 classifications
2Industry definitions based on SIC 92 classifications

Note:

Revisions to the 1995 and 1996 Annual Employment Survey resulted in an upward step in the employee jobs series from September 1995. Data at this level of detail have not been corrected for this upward step.