§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is his latest estimate of the number of people employed in Scotland as a result of downstream industrial activity associated with North Sea oil onshore development;
(2) what is his estimate of the number of jobs created in Scotland by the petrochemical industry as a direct result of North Sea oil activity.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieFull information in the form requested is not available. It is estimated that at June 1976, the latest date for which detailed employment figures are available for Scotland, between 56,000 and 65,000 persons were employed directly or indirectly in North Sea oil related activities. At the same date, there were 4,200 employees in the petroleum and natural gas industries and 2,400 in mineral oil refining.