§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing how many foreign-owned plants in Scotland have closed down since 1978, how many jobs have been lost since 1978 in the plants in question and in which industries.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe available information is as follows:
Closures of Foreign-Owned Manufacturing Units in Scotland (from 1 January 1978) Industry No. of units Jobs lost ('000) Mechanical Engineering 14 8.9 Electrical Engineering 14 2.8 Metal Goods n.e.s. 9 0.9 Textiles 6 1.2 Other 26 11.4 Total 69 25.1 Notes:
1. Units with fewer than 11 employees are excluded.
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Accident caused by firearms 113 92 61 57 57 Accident caused by explosive material 84 85 69 84 113 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by firearms and explosives 9 9 1 7 4 Assault by firearms and explosives 6 7 3 3 7 Injury by firearms and explosives—unspecified 5 5 5 5 12