§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the industries in the East Aberdeenshire constituency where redundancies or short-time employment were declared in the years 1979 and 1980; and what proportion of the total labour force was affected within these industries.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 22 June 1981, c. 47]: There are no comprehensive statistics
Industry Redundanciesnotified to Manpower Services Commission Notified redundancies as a percentage of labour force in industry 1979 1980 1979 per cent 1980 per cent Mining and quarrying 29 15 42.0 21.7 Food, drink and tobacco 200 337 5.4 9.0 Mechanical engineering — 307 — 16.8 Shipbuilding and marine engineering — 25 — 5.2 Construction 98 169 3.9 6.8 Transport and communication 60 — 7.9 — Miscellaneous services 13 86 0.7 4.8 Note: The percentage rates are based on mid-1977 estimates of employees in employment and are subject to revision when later census of employment results become available.