§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is able to identify the total number of new jobs created in Scotland, by employment sector, over the past 10 years; and if he will show against that the jobs which have been lost.
§ Mr. GoldingInformation about the number of new jobs created and jobs which have been lost is not available, but an indication of net changes can be obtained by comparing the levels of employment at different dates. The following table shows changes in the estimated numbers of employees in employment in Scotland between June 1965 and June 1975 for industries grouped according to the orders of the Standard Industrial Classification. The changes have been calculated from the "continuous" series of employment estimates which allow for the discontinuities in former series. They relate to June in each year.