§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were directly employed in Scotland in offshore oil related work in August 1974 and August 1975; of these how many in each instance were foreign and Community workers, respectively; and what were the relevant percentages.
§ Mr. John FraserThe number of workers employed at 31st August 1975 in companies in Scotland wholly engaged in activities related to the offshore oil industry was estimated to be 20,800. The corresponding figure for 31st August 1974 was 15,480. These estimates do not include workers engaged in offshore oil-related work in companies only partially engaged in such work nor those in the construction industry.
I regret that it is not possible to identify within these totals the number of foreign or Community workers.