Gloria De Piero
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people are employed in the pharmaceutical sector in (a) the UK, (b) the East Midlands, (c) Nottinghamshire and (d) Ashfield constituency.
Mark Prisk
The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The manufacture of pharmaceutical products and preparations employed the following numbers of people in the UK, East Midlands and Nottinghamshire between 2008 and 2010. Employment data estimates for the Ashfield constituency and for Nottinghamshire in 2008 cannot be provided as this would infringe of the legal confidentiality rights of companies operating there.
| Employment in the pharmaceuticals manufacturing industry 2008-10 | |||
| Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | United Kingdom | |
| 2008 | — | 1,600 | 44,000 |
| 2009 | 500 | 1,900 | 46,000 |
| 2010 | 1,000 | 2,300 | 45,000 |
| Source: NOMIS, Annual Business Survey; both ONS | |||
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