§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men in full-time employment and how many women in both full and part-time employment he estimates will be directly employed in the microelectronic industry by 1985.
§ Mr. Jim LesterIt is not possible to give any estimate of likely future employment levels in the microelectronic industry. These will depend on the share of the market for microelectronic devices that existing United Kingdom-based semiconductor manufacturing companies are able to obtain and the extent to which new companies, either British or overseas, consider it appropriate to establish manufacturing bases in the United Kingdom.