HC Deb 22 March 2001 vol 365 c345W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will estimate[...] the distribution of employment in the creative industries in the regions and

Employees and self-employed people working in creative industries
As percentage of total employed in all industries in UK As percentage of total employed in all industries in the region and nation As percentage of total employed in all creative industries in UK
United Kingdom 4.8 4.8 100.0
Great Britain 4.7 4.9 98.8
England 4.3 5.1 90.2
North East 0.1 2.9 2.4
North West 0.4 4.0 9.3
Yorkshire and Humberside 0.3 3.3 5.8
East Midlands 0.2 3.4 5.2
West Midlands 0.3 3.3 6.1
East of England 0.4 4.6 9.3
London 1.3 10.3 26.3
South East 0.9 6.1 18.7
South West 0.3 4.0 7.1
Wales 0.1 3.1 2.9
Scotland 0.3 3.2 5.7
Northern Ireland 0.1 2.3 1.2

Source:

Labour Force Survey (average autumn 1999 to summer 2000; not seasonally adjusted), Office for National Statistics, and Creative Industries Mapping Document 2001. Department for Culture, Media and Sport.