Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the components of change such as openings, expansions, contractions, closures, in terms of male and female employment and number of units in the electronics sector since 1970 (a) for Scotland as a whole (b) for each of the Scottish regions and (c) by category of ownership.
§ Mr. Allan StewartComponents of change figures for the electronics sector for the period from 1970 to 1981 are set out in the following table. The information is drawn from the Scottish manufacturing establishments record, which covers manufacturing units with 11 or more employees, and incorporates estimates for 1981 where actual figures are not available.
The figures as between 1970 and 1980 are not directly comparable, however, since the electronics sector is 223W particularly affected by reclassification into the industry and other changes in classification. Detail by sex and category of ownership is not available.
Electronics in Scotland: components of change 1970–81 Region 1970 stock Openings Expansions Static Contractions Closures Net change 1981 stock I Units Borders 7 4 6 — — 1 +3 10 Central 2 3 — — 1 1 +2 4 Dumfries and Galloway — — — — — — — — Fife 16 7 8 — 4 4 +3 19 Grampian 4 6 1 — 1 2 +4 8 Highland — 4 — — — — +4 4 Lothian 25 20 7 — 9 9 +11 36 Strathclyde 52 28 16 1 18 17 +11 63 Tayside 6 3 3 — 2 1 +2 8 Islands councils — — — — — — — — Scotland 112 75 41 1 35 35 +40 152 II Employment Borders 426 * * — — * +1,142 1,568 Central * * — — * * * * Dumfries and Galloway — — — — — — — — Fife 6,969 +473 +2,960 — -818 -1,169 +1,446 8,415 Grampian * * * — * * * * Highland — +158 — — — — +158 158 Lothian 9,594 +1,003 +1,273 — -2,407 -995 -1,126 8,468 Strathclyde 22,005 +2,944 +2,410 — -6,387 -5,577 -6,610 15,395 Tayside 7,723 * * — * * -4,725 2,998 Islands councils — — — — — — — — Scotland 48,258 +5,282 +8,007 — -16,035 -7,884 -10,630 37,628 * Not available due to confidentiality constraints. Notes:
1. The electronics industry is defined as minimum list headings 354 and 363–367 of the 1968 standard industrial classification.
2. The industry classification of a manufacturing unit may change over time. For the purpose of these tables a unit is classified on the basis of its latest known industry classification. This will tend to overstate electronics in the initial year in view of the tendency of firms to be reclassified to electronics.
3. The above estimates for total employment ate from the Scottish manufacturing establishments record and differ slightly from those contained in the 1981 census of employment.
Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of those employed in the electronics industry in Scotland are employed in (a) electro-mechanical work, (b) microelectronics and (c) software development compared with the position live and 10 years ago; and what are the corresponding numbers of employees involved.
§ Mr. Allan StewartMicroelectronics and software development have increased their share of employment in the industry considerably in the past 10 years, while electro-mechanical work has declined in importance. But the information requested on the percentage, and numbers of employees is not available.
Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a list of those high technology companies, by sector, which have received material assistance from the Scottish Development Agency since 1979.
§ Mr. Allan StewartInformation in the form requested is not available. Details of the agency's main investments are contained in its annual reports, copies of which are in the Library of the House.
Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish details of the number of firms in Scotland involved in the (a) electronics, (b) biotechnology, 224W (c) health care industries, (d) advanced engineering and (e) energy-related industries sectors, broken down by ownership category.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe following figures relate to the number of manufacturing units in each sector, and relate to 1981, the latest date for which detailed information is available.
Number of units Total United Kingdom-owned Overseas-owned (a) Electronics 151 106 45 (b) Biotechnology * * * (c) Health care industries 70 54 16 (d) Advanced engineering 542 469 73 (e) Energy-related industries * * * * Not available. Sources:
(a) SCOMER (Scottish Manufacturing Establishments Record). The estimates are for minimum list headings 354, and 363 to 367 of the 1968 standard industrial classification and do not include units employing less than 11 people.
(c) Scottish Development Agency.
(d) SCOMER. The estimates relate to mechanical engineering (excluding industrial plant and steelwork), electrical engineering (excluding electronics) and vehicles and do not include units employing less than 11 people.
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Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish details of the number of male, female, part-time, full-time, skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled
Employment Sector Total Male Female Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time * Electronics 37,200 22,300 200 13,400 1,300 † Biotechnology n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a ‡ Health care industries 7,200 n/a n/a n/a n/a ob/ Advanced engineering 83,700 71,000 300 11,000 1,400 ¶ Energy-related industries 97,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a Information on skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled employment in these sectors is not available.
Notes:
1. Some employees are included in more than one sector. For example, some electronics firms will be involved in energy-related work. The amount of overlap between sectors is believed to be small.
2. Sources and definitions are as follows:
* Census of employment 1981. The estimates relate to minimum list headings 354 and 363–367 of the 1968 standard industrial classification.
† The level of employment related to biotechnology in Scotland is not precisely known. Biotechnology is not currently identified as a distinct industrial activity for statistical purposes.
‡ Scottish Development Agency.
ob/ The level of employment in advanced engineering in Scotland is not precisely known. The figure given represents total employment in mechanical engineering (excluding industrial plant and steelwork), electrical engineering (excluding electronics) and vehicles, as reported in the census of employment 1981.
¶ Census of Employment, 1981 and Manpower Services Commission (employment in companies wholly related to the North Sea oil industry). The figure given represents total employment in North Sea oil and gas production and directly related industry, and in coal, electricity and gas. Employment in energy-related engineering activities, other than oil-related, cannot be precisely identified and is included in ob/.