§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were employed in the manufacture of industrial textile machinery in Scotland in each year since 1948.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieThe full information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, estimates of employment in the manufacture of textile machinery and accessories—MLH 335 of the Standard Industrial Classification—from 1965 are given in the following table:
(thousands) 1965 3.5 1966 3.7 1967 3.2 1968 2.9 1969 2.7 1970 3.0 1971 2.4 1971 1.5 1972 1.5 1973 1.5 1974 1.5 1975 1.5 1976 1.2 * Two sets of figures are given for 1971. This is due to a change in the method of compiling estimates of employment which took place during that year. The estimates are now based on the annual census of employment introduced in 1971; previously they were based on a sample count of national insurance cards.