§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Technology what was the total annual investment in Scotland in manufacturing establishments and in the nationalised industries, respectively, in each of the last eight years.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe following is the available information:
FIXED INVESTMENT IN SCOTLAND Calendar Year Manufacturing Establishments* (£ million) 1961 115 1962 115 1963 97 1964 103 1965 129 1966 156 1967 135 1968 158‡ 1969 Not Available Financial Year Nationalised Industries† (£ million) 1961–62 93 1962–63 86 1963–64 96 1964–65 100 1965–66 107 1966–67 116 1967–68 126 1968–69 121 1969–70 Not available * Including all establishments in the iron and steel industry throughout the period. † Excluding the nationalised iron and steel industry. Expenditure by the Post Office, British Rail and other nationalised transport bodies may include some assets used outside Scotland; similarly some assets used in Scotland by these bodies may be attributed to areas outside Scotland. ‡ Provisional.