§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Industry what are the latest figures for the value of production per employee in manufacturing industry in Wales, Scotland and England, respectively.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe latest year for which the information is available is 1972. It is estimated that in that year net output per person employed in manufacturing industry was as follows: Wales, £3,079; Scotland, £2,922; England, £2,921. Little significance should be attached to the differences between the above figures since they reflect the differing industrial structures, and capital-intensities, of the separate countries and also incorporate a substantial estimation for census returns covering addresses in two or more of the countries.