§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total financial support from public sector sources including grants, loans and subsidies for the electronics industry in Scotland for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information requested is not held centrally. However, for offers of selective financial assistance under section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 for which the Industry Department for Scotland is responsible and for those forms of assistance provided by the Scottish Development Agency and the Highlands and Islands Development Board the following information is available:
Year SFA HIDB SDA* £ million £ £ 1979–80 11.0 62,500 200,000 1980–81 12.1 507,500 980,000 1981–82 23.1 187,920 647,750 1982–83 12.3 214,000 1,961,500 1983–84 21.7 306,290 433,000 TOTAL 80.2 1,278,210 4,222,250 * SDA figures include high technology companies.
Number of apprentices Number of other trainees Total Total as per cent, of employees (000's) (000's) (000's) March 1982 12.3 4.8 17.1 3.7 March 1983 11.4 2.7 14.1 3.2