§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many contracts have been won from development of Scotland's oil resources by companies located in each region of Scotland; how many jobs have been created in each such region as a direct result of the initiatives of the Offshore Supplies Office since its inception; and if he will publish the results in tabular form.
§ Mr. John SmithThe number of new oil-related jobs created in each region of Scotland since the end of 1970 is as follows:
Figures for contracts won are not readily available nor is it possible to quantify the rôle played by the Offshore Supplies Office in this respect.
Highlands and Islands 1,650 Easter Ross and Inverness 4,200 Aberdeen area 6,850 Firth of Tay 650 East Central Region 2,000 West Central Region 900