Radio: Staff
(asked on 19th March 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the radio industry in each of the nations and regions of the UK in each of the last five years.
The number of employees in the radio sector by nation and regions is shown in the table.
Region | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
East | 500 | 700 | 75 | 500 | 400 |
East Midlands | 350 | 450 | 400 | 600 | 600 |
London | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 8,000 |
North East | 75 | 150 | 175 | 150 | 175 |
North West | 350 | 700 | 500 | 600 | 1,000 |
Scotland | 450 | 450 | 350 | 1,750 | 500 |
South East | 350 | 600 | 800 | 800 | 800 |
South West | 250 | 300 | 225 | 1,000 | 500 |
Wales | 300 | 175 | 250 | 300 | 225 |
West Midlands | 225 | 600 | 450 | 500 | 350 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 500 | 400 | 400 | 500 | 500 |
Total | 11,000 | 12,000 | 11,000 | 14,000 | 13,000 |