§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will estimate the level of industrial capacity in use in each region of the United Kingdom; and if he will show how this compares with each of the past two years.
§ Mr. CryerNo official estimates are available. In its industrial trends surveys the Confederation of British Industry includes estimates of the proportion of manufacturing industry working below a satisfactory level of capacity for the United Kingdom as a whole and for Scotland. The figures are as follows:
PERCENTAGE OF FIRMS WORKING BELOW CAPACITY Scotland United Kingdom October 1977 70 69 October 1976 61 68 October 1975 68 73