§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of people employed in the electronics industry in Scotland in 1964; and how this compares with the current position.
§ Mr. GoldingThe latest information about employment in the electronic industry in Scotland is for June 1975. The figures in the following table are for Radio and Electronic Components (Minimum List Heading 364 of the Standard Industrial Classification), Broadcast Receiving and Sound Reproducing Equipment (MLH 365), Electronic Computers (MLH 366) and Radar and Electronic Capital Goods (MLH 367).
June 1964 … … … 14,500 June 1966 (a) … … 18,100 (b) … … 18,500 June 1969 (a) … … 28,000 (b) … … 28,200 June 1971 (a) … … 25,500 (b) … … 23,600 June 1975 … … … 24,400 Between June 1966 and June 1967 the industrial classifications of many establishments were corrected. The estimates for June 1966 are shown (a) excluding and (b) including the effects of reclassi, fications. The estimates for June 1969 (a) and earlier dates are classified according to the 1958 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification. Those for June 1969 453W (b) and later dates are classified according to the 1968 edition.
The estimates for June 1971 (a) and earlier dates were derived mainly from counts of national insurance cards and are not comparable with those for June 1971 (b) and later dates which are based on censuses of employment.