§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the 40 industrial sectors which, from NEDC reports, 721W show a growth potential; and if he will show against each the current numbers employed in Scotland and in the remainder of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe information in the following table relates to Minimum List Headings, and corresponds as
Employees in employment June 1976 Minimum List Heading Nearest corresponding sector working party Scotland Rest of United Kingdom United Kingdom 211 to 239 Food and Drink 87,282 587,221 674,503 271 Specialised Organics 7,451 125,022 132,473 271 and 276 Petrochemicals 10,850 173,485 184,335 272 Pharmaceuticals 3,289 67,344 70,633 311 and 312 Iron and Steel 25,960 257,177 283,137 313 Ferrous Foundries 7,949 67,848 75,797 321 to 323 Non-Ferrous Foundries 5,184 105,315 110,499 332 Machine Tools 2,618 60,285 62,903 333 Pumps and Valves 12,097 71,735 83,832 Fluid Power Equipment 334 Industrial Engines —* —* 29,105 335 Textile Machinery 1,177 29,063 30,240 336 Construction Equipment and Mobile Cranes 6,132 36,619 42,751 337 Mechanical Handling Equipment and Industrial Trucks 5,237 53,555 58,792 338 Office Machinery 5,401 19,012 24,413 339 Mining Machinery 17,351 195,745 213,096 Printing Machinery Space Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Machinery 341 Process Plant Fabrication 27,153 136,203 163,356 Construction Steelwork 353 and 354 Automation and Instrumentation —* —* 125,339 361 Heavy Electrical Machinery 7,023 129,428 136,451 Industrial Electrical Equipment 363 Telecommunications 3,477 73,322 76,799 364 Electronic Components 12,132 112,937 125,069 365 Electronic Consumer Goods —* —* 53,335 366 Electronic Computers 6,328 35,904 42,232 367 Radio, Radar and Electronic Capital Goods 6,502 82,816 89,318 368 Domestic Electrical Appliances 6,679 54,655 61,334 399 Drop Forgings 16,198 292,153 308,351 411 Man Made Fibres 1,426 42,047 43,473 414 Wool Textiles 10,924 71,381 82,305 417 Hosiery and Knitwear 13,978 104,476 118,454 441–445, 449 Clothing 29,044 273,036 302,080 481 Paper and Board 10,166 52,538 62,704 491 Rubber 6,276 109,010 115,286 Employees in employment, June 1976. Source: Department of Employment. * These figures are confidential since they could reveal information on individual undertakings.
§ Mr. Norman Lamontasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, further to his oral answer, Official Report, 26th January, column 1585, he will give some indication of the quarter of the year in which there will be a steady fall in the unemployment rate.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettBecause of uncertainties surrounding the employment-output relationships, it is not possible to be as precise as the hon. Member wishes.722W closely as possible to the coverage of the 37 sector working parties in the NEDC work on industrial strategy. These sectors were selected for a number of reasons, including contribution to exports, size of net output and importance to other industries.