§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the cash aid given from Government funds to the timber-using industry in Scotland; and what is his latest estimate of the number of jobs in this industry.
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§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieStatistics of all the various forms of financial support directly or indirectly available to industry from Government sources are not held in such a form that the total assistance given to timber-using firms can be estimated without disproportionate effort. For information regarding the number of employees in employment in timber, furniture, etc., I refer the hon. Member to the tables regularly published in the Scottish Economic Bulletin.